....You shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.

....It's not what happens to people that counts. It's what they do about it.

....You can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life.

....No matter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.

....Regardless of the relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly when they die.

....It's taking a long time to become the person I want to be.

....It's a lot easier to react then it is to think.

....You should always leave loved ones with loving words. It may be the last time you see them.

....You can keep going long after you think you can't.

....We are responsible for what we do, no matter how we feel.

....I can't visit a bookstore without buying something.

....Either you control your attitude or it controls you.

....Sometimes, I just need to be held.

....Regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades and there better be something there to take its place.

....Heros are people who do what needs to be done when it needs to be done regardless of the consequences.

....Learing to forgive takes practice.

....When the light turns green, you still better look both ways before proceeding.

....You can love someone and still not like them very much.

....There are people you love dearly, but just don't know how to show it.

....Money is a lousy way of keeping score.

....My best friend and I can do anything or nothing and still have a good time.

....Sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you are down will be the ones to help you get back up.

....Good quality underwear is worth the cost.

....I'm getting more and more like my mom, and I kinda like it.

....Sometimes when I am angry, I have the right to be angry. But that doesn't give me the right to be cruel.

....True friendship continues to grow, even over long distances.

....Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to love you, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.

....No matter how much I care, some people never care back.

....No matter how old I am, I still want my mom when I am hurting.

....Maturity has more to do with the experiences you have had then how many birthdays you have celebrated.

....You should never tell a child his dreams are outlandish or childish. Few things are more humiliating, and what a tragedy it would be if he believed it.

....Your family will not always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people not related to you can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust again. Families are not biological.

....No matter how good a friend is, they are going to hurt you once in awhile and you must forgive them for that.

....Commercials for feminine products always come on when you are in a room full of men.

....Sometimes it isn't enough to be forgiven by others. You must learn to forgive yourself.

....No matter how bad your heart is broken, the world does not stop for your grief.

....Boys only rub your back to find out if you are wearing a bra.

....My son doesn't like me to fold his underwear.

....Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.

....Sometimes when my friends fight, I am forced to chose sides even if I don't want to.

....Just because two people fight, doesn't mean they don't love each other. And just because they don't doesn't mean they do.

....Sometimes you have to put the individual ahead of their actions.

....It takes years to build up trust, seconds to destroy it.

....We don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

....If you don't want to lose something, stick it in your underwear drawer.

....You shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret. It could change your life forever.

....The clothes I like best are the ones with the most holes in them.

....It's not what you have in your life but whom you have in your life that counts.

....Two people can look at the same thing and see two different things.

....Peeing in the woods with a couple of friends, can be an amazing bonding experience.

....A good friend is better then a therapist.

....Sandwiches cut diagonally taste better.

....You're never too old for slumber parties.

....You can not make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them.

....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.