Things I've Learned
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I've learned that it's not what you have in your life,
but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned that my best friend and I
can do anything or nothing and
have the best time.

I've learned that credentials on the wall
do not make you a decent human being.

I've learned that it's hard to determine
being nice and not hurting people's feelings,
and standing up for what you believe.

I've learned that no matter how thin you slice it,
there are always two sides.

I've learned that no matter how much I care,
some people just don't care back.

I've learned that it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.

I've learned that sometimes when I'm angry
I have the right to be angry,
but that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

I've learned that it takes years to build up trust,
and only seconds to destroy it.

I've learned that it's not what you have in your life,
but who you have in your life that counts.

I've learned that you cannot make someone love you.
All you can do is be someone who can be loved.

I've learned that you can get by on charm
for about 15 minutes. After that, you'd better know something.

I've learned that you can do something in an instant
that will give you a heartache for life.

I've learned that it's taking me a long time
to become the person I want to be.
I've learned that you should always leave loved ones
with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

I've learned that you can keep going
long after you think you can't.

I've learned that we are responsible
for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I've learned that either you control your attitude
or it controls you.

I've learned 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.

I've learned that learning to forgive takes practice.

I've learned that money is a lousy way of keeping score.

I've learned that I'm getting more and more like my grandma,
and I'm kinda happy about it.

I've learned that you should never tell a child
her dreams are unlikely.

I've learned that no matter
how bad your heart is broken,
the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learned that our background and circumstances
may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible
for who we become.

I've learned that the clothes I like best are the ones with the most
holes in them.

I've learned that if you don't want to forget something, stick it in
your underwear drawer.

I've learned that two people
can look at the exact same thing and see
something totally different.

> I've learned that the paradigm we live in
is not all that is offered to us.

I've learned that the people you care most about in life

I've learned that no matter how fast or how far you go,
you can't outrun God.

> I've learned that no matter how far away I've been,
He'll always welcome me back.

I've learned that even if you do the right thing
for the wrong reason,
it's still the wrong thing to do.

I've learned that love is not for me to keep,
but to pass on to the next person I see.

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