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 shouldn't compare yourself to the best others
can do, but to the best you can do.
I've learned that it's not what happens to people that's important.
It's what they do about it.
I've learned that you can do something in an instant that will give
you a 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 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 there
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 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 may be the ones that are there to help you get back up.
I've learned that I'm getting more and more like my grandpa, and I'm
kinda happy about it.
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 no matter how good a friend someone 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 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 the clothes I like best are the ones with the most
holes in them.
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 further in life.
I've learned that many things can be powered by the mind, the trick
is self-control.
I've learned that your life can be changed in a matter of minutes 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 the people you care most about in life are taken
away 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.
I've learned that no matter how far away I've been, she'll always
welcome me back.
I've learned that love is not for me to keep, but to pass on to the
next person I see.
I've learned that even if you do the right thing for the wrong
reason, it's still the wrong thing to do.
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And a few of Phil Padgett's:
I've learned that life doesn't turn out like we want it to but making
the most of how it turns out is the best way to be happy.
I've learned that when you truly fall in love with someone, that love
never dies, no matter what they do. It just changes in intensity.
I've learned there is very little you can control except your
attitude.
I've learned that the love you have for your offspring will never
die, no matter what they do or become.
I've learned that sticking to my values doesn't make the road easier,
but it has made a stronger person.
I've learned that people fall in love because we all seek someone
who: has values similar to our own, has beliefs similar to our own, has
abilities that will compliment our deficiencies, has knowledge that can
help us improve our lives, has qualities we find interesting, and most
important, looks at the world in the same way we do.
I've learned that knowing when to let go is just as important as
knowing when to hang on.
I've learned that if you haven't yet caught your dream you can help
others catch theirs.
I've learned that time heals all and from every frustrating
experience on eventually finds humor.
I've learned that if I could kick the person responsible for many of
my problems I wouldn't be able to sit down for a week.
I've learned that one man of character is better than hundreds of men
talking about it.
I've learned that you should determine your response to temptation
before it arrives. And then act on it.
I've learned that to handle yourself it's best to use your head but
to handle others it's best to follow your heart.
Phil Padgett
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