I've learned

 from "Old Collection"

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 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 you 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 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.

I've learned-

   that you should always leave loved ones

   with loving words. It may be the last 

   time you see them.