> > >>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 you can do something in an instant
> > > > that will give you 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 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 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 are 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 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 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 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 credentials on the wall
> > > > do not make you a decent human being.
> > > >
> > > > I've learned-
> > > > that the people you care about most in life
> > > > are taken from you too soon.
> > > >
> > > > 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 in.