1.

I've learnt that you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.

I've learnt that it's not what happens to people that's important, it's what they do about it.

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

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

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

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

I've learnt that you should always leave loved ones with loving words, it may be the last time you see them.

I've learnt that you can keep going long after you think you can't.

I've learnt that we are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

I've learnt that either you control your attitude or it controls you.

I've learnt that sometimes I just need to be held.

I've learnt that regardless of how wonderful a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there had better be something else to take its place.

I've learnt that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences.

I've learnt that learning to forgive takes practice.

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

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

I've learnt that my best friends and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.

I've learnt that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you're downwill be the ones to help you get back up.

I've learnt 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 learnt that true friendship continues to grow, even over the longest distances.

I've learnt that just because someone doesn't love youthe way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

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

I've learnt 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 learnt that you should never tell a child her dreams are unlikely or outlandish. Few things are more humiliating and what a tragedy it would be if she believed it.

I've learnt that your family won't always be there for you. People you aren't related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families don't have to be biological.

I've learnt 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 learnt that it isn't always enough to be forgiven by others, sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.

I've learnt that no matter how horrible life seems, the world doesn't stop for your grief.

I've learnt that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

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

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

I've learnt that it takes years to build up trust and only seconds to destroy it.

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

I've learnt that you shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret, it could change your life forever.

I've learnt that the clothes I like best are the ones with the most memories.

I've learnt that it's not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts.

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

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

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

I've learnt that many things can be powered by the mind, the trick is self-control.

I've learnt 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 the most.

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

I've learnt 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 learnt that writing, as well as talking, can erase emotional pains.

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

I've learnt 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.

But most of all,

I've learnt that for everything that happens, good or bad, God has a reason for it.

2.

I love people who make me laugh.

I honestly think it’s the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of illnesses. It’s probably the most important thing in a person.

-Audrey Hepburn.

3.

Live life like there's no tomorrow. Love the people who treat you right, and realize that no matter what happens, they'll always love you. You can’t change the past, so look forward to the future. Live every day to the fullest, and have no regrets. Know that everything has its purpose, and that everything happens for a reason.

4.

In life we do things. Some we wish we had never done. Some we wish we could re-play a million times in our heads. But they all make us who we are, and in the end they shape every detail about us. If we were to reverse any of them we wouldn't be the person we are, so just live, make mistakes, have wonderful memories, but never ever second guess who you are, where you have been, & most importantly where it is your going.

5.

I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they're right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.

-Marilyn Monroe.

6.

Years from now I wont remember every Friday night, or the things that made us laugh so hard till our stomachs hurt, but I will always remember that, you were the ones who were there.

7.

I think everyone has a certain part of their lives where they truly wish they could just freeze time. Whether it was three years ago, today or still to come, whether it was just a moment, a whole day, or a whole summer. Everyone has a time in their life where they wish everything would just stop. The world would stop turning and people would stop changing. Because to them, at that time, everything was perfect.

8.

The course of true love never did run smooth.

-William Shakespeare.

9.

It's those moments when you drive around in a car full of friends around a town too small for you. Where you gasp for breath between each laugh. It's those moments where you get high off just breathing in so deep, you feel your lungs getting cold. For a second, that split second, you don't care. You don't care about school, about parents, about money, about rules, or broken hearts. Who you care about are the kids sitting next to you. Cause it's all we really need isn't it? Those kids next to you. Yeah, the ones who make you feel invincible, even at your weakest points.

10.

If I were to describe love, I would compare it with what one snowman did to another snowman. He gave her a warm embrace and together they melted in each others arms.

^ LOL ! xD

(心)tiff.

EDIT: HAPPY 17TH BIRTHDAY LAWRENCE !!