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>  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 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 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 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 even when you think you have no more
>  to give, when a friend cries out to you,
>  you will find the strength to help.
> 
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