. . . that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do
is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.
. . . that no matter how much I care, some people just
don't care back.
. . . that it takes years to build up trust, and only
seconds to destroy it.
. . . that it's not what you have in your life but who you
have in your life that counts.
. . . that you can get by on charm for about fifteen
minutes. After that, you'd better know something.
. . . that you can do something in an instant that will
give you heartache for life.
. . . that it's taking me a long time to become the person
I want to be.
. . . that you should always leave loved ones with loving
words. It may be the last time you see them.
. . . that you can keep going long after you can't.
. . . that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how
we feel.
. . . that either you control your attitude or it controls
you.
. . . that regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship
is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something
else to take its place.
. . . that money is a lousy way of keeping score.
. . . that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when
you're down will be the ones to help you get back up.
. . . that sometimes when I'm angry I have the right to be
angry, but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.
. . . that true friendship continues to grow, even over the
longest distance. Same goes for true love.
. . . that 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.
. . . that 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.
. . . that you should never tell a child their dreams are
unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a
tragedy it would be if they believed it.
. . . that no matter how good a friend is, they're going to
hurt you every once in a while and you must forgive them for that.
. . . that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you are to learn to forgive yourself.
. . . that no matter how bad your heart is broken the world
doesn't stop for your grief.
. . . that our background and circumstances may have
influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
. . . that 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.
. . . that we don't have to change friends if we understand
that friends change.
. . . that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.
. . . that two people can look at the exact same thing and
see something totally different.
. . . that no matter how you try to protect your children,
they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.
. . . that your life can be changed in a matter of hours by
people who don't even know you.
. . . that even when you think you have no more to give,
when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
. . . that credentials on the wall do not make you a decent
human being.
. . . that the people you care about most in life are taken
from you too soon.
. . . that it's hard to determine where to draw the line
between being nice and not hurting people's feelings and standing up
for what you believe.
. . . that just one person saying to me, "You've made my day!" makes my day.
. . . that having a child fall asleep in your arms is one of the most peaceful feelings in the world.
. . . that being kind is more important than being right.
. . . that I can always pray for someone when I don't have the strength to help him in some other way.
. . . that no matter how serious your life requires you to be, everyone needs a friend to act goofy with.
. . . that sometimes all a person needs is a hand to hold and a heart to understand.
. . . that life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer it gets to the end, the faster it goes.
. . . that we should be glad God doesn't give us everything we ask for.
. . . that money doesn't buy class.
. . . that to ignore the facts does not change the facts.
. . . that when you plan to get even with someone, you are only letting that person continue to hurt you.
. . . that love, not time, heals all wounds.
. . . that the easiest way for me to grow as a person is to surround myself with people smarter than I am.
. . . that everyone you meet deserves to be greeted with a smile.
. . . that no one is perfect until you fall in love with them.
. . . that life is tough, but I'm tougher.
. . . that opportunities are never lost; someone will take the ones you miss.
. . . that when you harbor bitterness, happiness will dock elsewhere.
. . . that I wish I could have told my Dad that I love him one more time before he passed away.
. . . that I can't choose how I feel, but I can choose what I do about it.
. . . that when your newly born grandchild holds your little finger in his little fist, you're hooked for life.
. . . that everyone wants to live on top of the mountain, but all the happiness and growth occurs while you're climbing it.
. . . that it is best to give advice in only two circumstances; when it is requested and when it is a life threatening situation.
. . . that the less time I have to work with, the more things I get done.
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