I've learned -
     that you cannot make someone love you.
     All you can do is
     be someone who can be loved.
     The rest is up to them.

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


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

I've learned -
     that you shouldn't compare
     yourself to the best others can do


I've learned -
     that it's not what happens to people
     that's important. It's what they do about it.
     but do the best you can do.

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


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

I've learned -
     that it's taking me a long time
     to become the person I want to be.


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

I've learned -
     that you should always leave
     loved ones withloving 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 heroes are the people
     who do what has to be done
     when it needs to be done,
     regardless of the consequences.

I've learned -
     that learning to forgive takes practice.


I've learned -
     that there are people who love you dearly,
     but just don't know how to show it.

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


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

I've learned -
     that sometimes the people you expect
     to kick you when you're down
     will be the ones to help you get back up.


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


I've learned -
     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.

I've learned -
     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.


I've learned _
     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.

I've learned -
     that your family won't always
     be there for you. It may seem funny,
     but people you aren't related to
     can take care of you and love you
     and teach you to trust people again.
     Families aren't biological.


I've learned -
     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.

I've learned -
     that it isn't always enough
     to be forgiven by others.
     Sometimes you have to learn
     to forgive yourself.


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 sometimes when my friends fight,
     I'm forced to choose sides
     even when I don't want to.

I've learned -
     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.


I've learned -
     that sometimes you have to put
     the individual ahead of their actions.

I've learned -
     that we don't have to change friends
     if we understand that friends change.


I've learned -
     that you shouldn't be so
     eager to find out a secret.
     It could change your life forever.

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


I've learned -
     that no matter how you try to protect
     your children, they will eventually get hurt
     and you will hurt in the process.

I've learned -
     that there are many ways of falling
     and staying in love.


I've learned -
     that no matter the consequences,
     those who are honest with themselves
     get farther in life.

I've learned -
     that no matter how many friends you have,
     if you are their pillar you will feel lonely
     and lost at the times you need them most.


I've learned -
     that your life can be changed
     in a matter of hours
     by people who don't even know you.

I've learned -
     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.


I've learned -
     that writing, as well as talking,
     can ease emotional pains.

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


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

I've learned -
     that the people you care most about in life
     are taken from you too soon.


I've learned -
     that although the word "love"
     can have many different meanings,
     it loses value when overly used.

I've learned -
     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.

AUTHOR:     UNKNOWN