Life Lessons

I've learned...

Maturity has more to do with what types of experiences you've had and what you've learned from them and less to do with how many birthdays you've celebrated.

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It's taking me a long time to become the person I want to be.

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You cannot make someone love you.

All you can do is be someone who can be loved; the rest is up to them.

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No matter how much I care, some people just don't care back.

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It takes years to build up trust, and only seconds to destroy it.

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Either you control your attitude or it controls you.

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It's not what you have in your life but who you have in your life that counts.

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You can get by on charm for about fifteen minutes. After that you'd better know something.

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You should never tell a child that their dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humilating, and what a tragedy it would be if they believed it.

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You shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do.

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You can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

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You should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

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You can keep going long after you can't.

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We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

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Regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take it's place.

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Heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

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Money is a lousy way to keeping score.

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My best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

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Sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.

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Sometimes when I angry I have the right to be angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

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True friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distance, same goes for true love.

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Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

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No matter how good the friend is, they're are going to hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.

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It isn't always enough to be forgiven by others. Sometimes you must learn to forgive yourself.

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No matter how bad your heart is broken, the world doesn't stop for your grief.

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Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are,

but we are responsible for who we become.

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Just because two people argue, it doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't argue, it doesn't mean they do.

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We don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

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Even when I have paints, I don't have to be one.

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You shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

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Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something different.

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No matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.

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Even when you think you have no more to give, when a friends cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.

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Credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.

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The people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.

Cherish and appreciate them now.

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Reardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.

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It's hard to determine where to draw a line between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing for what you believe.

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If someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it.

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You can make someone's day by simply sending them a little note.

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Life sometimes give you a second chance.

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That the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater his or her needs to cast blame on others.

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No matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow.

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Making a 'living' is not the same thing as making a 'life'.

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You shouldn't go through life with catcher's mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back.

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If you pursue happiness, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people, and doing the very best you can, happiness will find you.

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Whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the right decision.

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Every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love human touches, holding hands, a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back.

I've learned...

That I still have a lot to learn.

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