"Christina Aguilera is MY Snoop Sogg" ~Austin
Live and Learn and pass it on...
I've learned that...
~deciding whom you marry is the most important decision you'll ever make.
~when you remodel, everything costs twice as much, and takes twice as long as you think it will
~you can't hide a piece of broccoli in your glass of milk.
~most of the things I worry about never happen.
~if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it.
~a patrol car behind me always makes me nervous.
~every great achievement was once considered impossible.
~every Toll House cookies should be eaten while still warm
~you can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.
~no one has a clue about what the stock market is going to do.
~if you spread the peas out on your plate, it looks like you ate more.
~couples without children always know how you should raise yours.
~the great challenge of life is to decide what's important and disregard everything else.
~getting fired can be the greatest thing that can happen to you.
~almost no quality product sells for a cheap price.
~you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.
~the more creative you are, the more things you notice.
~you should never be too busy to say "please" and "thank you".
~you can't be a hero without taking chances.
~a person is only as good as his or her word.
~whenever I take a fishing trip, the guy who runs the bait shop says, "Gee, you should have been here yesterday."
~life challenges us with the fact that everything can be done better.
~it doesn't do any good to buy expensive tools if I can never find them.
~good advice is gard to give, but even harder to follow.
~if chewing gum has been dropped on the sidewalk within the past 48 hours, my shoes will find it."
~money is a lousy way of keeping score.
~a storng code of ethics is as reliable as a compass.
~if you like garlic salt and Tobasco sauce, you can make almost anything taste good.
~it's hard to argue with someone when they're right.
~it doesn't cost anything to be nice.
~at least once in his life, a man makes a fool over himself over a woman.
~trust is the single most important factor in both personal and professional relationships
~marrying for money is the hardest way of getting it.
~my gas tank is always on empty when I'm late for an important meeting.
~nothing of value comes without effort.
~you can be in love with four girls at the same time.
~even the simplest task can be meaningful if I do it in the right spirit.
~you can tell a lot about a man by the happiness of his wife and the respect given him by his children.
~lying in the green grass of an empty field makes you feel so good.
~it's better to be married to someone with a good nature than a good physique.
~you shouldn't have a $1,000 meeting to solve a $100 dollar problem.
~women tip less than men at lunch and that smokers are better tippers than nonsmokers.
~anticipation is often better than the real thing.
~enthusiasm is caught, not taught.
~whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the rigght decision.
~in every face-to-face encounter, regardless of how brief, we leave something behind.
~if you hire mediocre people, they will hire mediocre people.
~I am quick to count others' offenses against me, but seldom think about what others suffer because of me.
~children and grandparents are natural allies.
~you can't pay somebody to practice for you.
~even when you schedule a doctor's appointment for 8:00, you still have to wait an hour.
~you can do something in an instant that will give you a heartache for life.
~a teenager's biggest fear is the fear of a broken heart.
~even when I have pains, I don't have to be a pain.
~I shouldn't go grocery shopping when I'm hungry.
~one of the sweetest smells I knnow is my husband's clean shaven face in the morning.
~car salesmen size up prospects by looking at their shoes and watches.
~if I'm in trouble in school, I'm in trouble at home.
~people who wear Mickey Mouse watches are usually creative and fun to be with.
~no mattter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.
~regardless of color or age, we all need the same amount of love.
~a person's degree of self-confidence greatly determines his success.
~people allow themselves to be only as successful as they think they deserve to be.
~I should never praise my mother's cooking when I'm eating something fixed by my wife.
~silent company is often more healing than words of wisdom.
~the best thing a single person can do is half the job.
~you can't hug your kids too much.
~nothing really bad happens when you tear those little "do not remove" tags from pillows
~your teenage years are comprised of tribulations, confusion, agony, and love.
~I cannot expect others to solve my problems.
~if you persue happineess, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people, and diong the very best you can, happiness will find you.
~motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone.
~it makes me feel sad when I'm the last chosed for a team.
~if you care, it shows.
~eating chocolate won't solve your problems, but it doesn't hurt anything either.
~animals can sometimes warm your heart better than people can.
~kindness is more important than perfection.
~regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die.
~if you take good care of your employees, they will take good care of your customers.
~you should never go to bed with an arguement unsettled.
~nothing is more fun than a job you enjoy.
~education, experience, and memories are three things can take away from you.
~you should always take time to answer young children when they ask "why?"
~no matter how glamorous a job seems at first, after six months it is just a job.
~a mule dressed in a tuxedo is still a mule.
~one's greatest wealth is the freedom to choose.
~taking a long time to become the person I want to be.
~you shouldn't look back except to learn.
~Mom wouldn't like my boyfriend even if he was captian of the football team and sang in the church choir.
~the best way to lose a friend is to lend him money.
~when your husband cooks, you should compliment everything he fixes.
~my mother is always happy to see me.
~if you look for the worst in life and in people you find it. But if you look for the best, you'll find it instead.
~any activity becomes creative when you try to do it better than you did it befor.
~more comfort doesn't secessarily mean more happiness.
~the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater his need to cast blame on others.
~self-pity is a waste of time.
~when traveling overseas, it's best to carry a good supply of American-mad toilet paper.
~my own children's birthday's make me feel older than my own birthday does.
~men who wear bow ties are usually great dancers.
~when you can be either brilliant or pleasant, choose pleasant.
~if you want to get even with someone at summer camp, you rub their underwear in poison ivy.
~the secret of growing old gracefully is never to lose your enthuisiasm for meeting new people and seeing new places.
~you can't tell how far a frog can jump just by looking at him.
~generous people seldom have emotional and mental problems.
~it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.
~it is very painful to see my negative personality traits alive in my children.
~I wish my mother hadn't let me stop taking piano lessons.
~when my parents are in bad moods, it's best to agree to everything they say or things get nasty.
~life sometimes gives you a second chance.
~having a baby doesn't solve marital problems.
~anger manages everything poorly.
~the size of your biceps has very little to do with your popularity and success after high school.
~when i drop a slice of bread with jelly on it, it always lands jelly-side down.
~the worst pain is watching someone else in pain.
~it pays to believe in miracles. And to tell the truth, I've seen several.
~if your children feel safe, wanted, and loved, you are a successful parent.
~if you're riding in a pickup truck with two other people, you should either drive of sit in the middle. The person riding shotgun has to get out to open and close all the gates.
~when someone tells you it's the principle of the thing and not the money, it's usually the money.
~violence on television and in the movies is so graphin and extreme that it's numbing our children to pain and suffering in the real world.
~if you give a pig and a boy everythingthey want, you'll get a good pig and a bad boy.
~nothing is mroe soothing than the warm sun on your face.
~money costs too much.
~attractiveness is a positive, caring attitude and has nothing to do with face liftes or nose jobs.
~there's no substitute for good manners.
~a good reputation is a person's greatest asset.
~a daily twenty-minute walk is the easiest and most beneficial thing you can do for your health.
~it's OK to enjoy your success, but you should never quite believe it.
~everyone is attractive when they smile.
~although parents and elders may lecture and discipline you, you will later realize that it was because they cared.
~if you laugh and drink soda pop at the same time, it will come out your nose.
~if you read something that's unintelligible gibberish, it was probably written by a lawyer.
~parenthood isn't as scary as I though it would be.
~you never really know your friends you take a vacation with them.
~"call-waiting" deserves to be included among the planet's greatest abominations.
~when traveling the interstates in Ohio, it's best to observe the speed limit.
~a sunroof is worth the extra cost.
~you should always leave ones with loving words. It could be the last time you see them.
~brushing my child's hair is onee of life's great pleasures.
~even a doctor with the best training and intentions can be wrong about a diagnosis.
~wealthy people are no happier than those of modest means.
~wherever I go, the world's worst drivers have followed me there.
~it's better not to wait for a crisis to discover what's important in your life.
~the person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
~I don't not have to be perfect all the time for my family to love me.
~I should make the little decisions with my head, and the big decisions with my heart.
~it's best not to quit during quitting time.
~you should never pay for a job until it's completed.
~people are about as happy as they decide to be.
~when you read bedtime stories, kids really do notice if you use the same voice for the handsome prince that you used for the evil ogre the night before.
~most people are honest.
~the best and quickest way to appreciate other people is to try and do their job.
~it's easier to stay out of trouble than to get out of trouble.
~if your life is free of failures, you're porbably not taking enough risks.
~days are long, but life is short.
~when you have the choice of eating at a table or at the counter in a coffe shop, chose the counter. The service will be faster, the food hotter, and the conversation livelier.
~there are four stages of men: (1) when you believe in Santa Claus, (2) when you don't believe in Santa Claus, (3) when you are Santa Claus, and (4) when you look like Santa Claus.
~singing "Amazing Grace" can lift my spirits for hours.
~"Today's Featured Items" is a euphemism for "Things We Need To Get Rid Of."
~being a success at the office is not worth it if it means being a failure at home.
~there's nothing you can't teach yourself by reading.
~humming a tune when you're upset can ease your mind.
~children are the best teachers of creativity, persistence, and unconditional love.
~you learn most from people who are learning themselves.
~when Mommy and Daddy shout at each other, it scares me.
~when bad times come, you can let them make you bitter or use them to make you better.
~encouragement from a good teacher can turn a student's life around.
~simple things are often the most satisfying.
~when my daddy kisses me in the mornings, he smells like a piece of Jolly Rancher candy.
~you should never sign a contract with blank spaces.
~if love isn't taught at home, it's difficult to learn it anywhere else.
~when I eat fish sticks, they help me swim faster because they're fish.
~you can make someone's day by simply by sending them a little card.
~women with double first names usually know how to make terrific peach cobbler.
~to experience the wonder of life through the eyes of a child is the most rewarding feeling in the world.
~there are no unimportant acts of kindness.
~I don't feel my age as long as I focus on my dreams instead of on my regrets.
~nothing tastes as good as vegetables from your own garden.
~to love and to be loved is the greatest joy in the world.
~children want theirr parents' attention and will go to extreme lengths to get it.
~how you do your work is a portrait of yourself.
~successful living is like playing a violin - it must be practiced daily.
~in the stock market, bulls make money and bears make money, but hogs get slaughtered.
~you shouldn't marry someone with more problems than you.
~when I grow up, I'm going to be an artist. It's in my blood.
~you never ask a lady her age, her wight, or what's in her purse.
~it's just as important to forget a wrong as it is to remember a kindness.
~it I don't try new things, I won't learn new things.
~if you wait until retirement to really start living, you've waited too long.
~when making a decision, 'NO' is more easily changed to 'YES' than 'YES' is changed to 'NO'.
~when you judge others, you are revealing your own fears and prejudices.
~when I wave to people in the country, they stop what they're doing and wave back.
~when things go wrong, I don't have to go with them.
~debt is a poor substitute for what it buys.
~I can't change the past, but I can let it go.
~total pleasure is in a good book, a soft couch, and a cat curled up beside you.
~you can't judge a boys by the way they look.
~if you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always gotten.
~untimately, takers lose and givers win.
~if you want to cheer up yourself, you should try cheering up someone else.
~a full life is not determined by how long you live, but by how well.
~you should never jump out of a second story window using a sheet for a parachute.
~to become successful, it helps to dress the part.
~even small children have a right to privacy.
~when you have an arguement with your spouse, the first one who says, "I'm sorry I hurt your feelings; please forgive me," is the winner.
~the person who says something can't be done is often interupted by someone doing it.
~parents are very hard to live with.
~good health is true wealth.
~one loss doesn't make a season.
~releasing a big fish is more satisfying than eating it.
~milk tastes best when drunk straight out of the plastic jug.
~every time I'm on a trip I wish I were home, and every time I'm at home, I wish I were on a trip.
~optimists live longer than pessimists. That's why I'm an optimist.
~although it's hard to admit it, I'm secretly glad my parents are strict with me.
~there are two things essential to a happy marriage - separate checking accounts and separate bathrooms.
~you should treat everyone with respect, and demand repsect in return.
~my best friends are usually the ones who get me in trouble.
~you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I hope you can get some help out of these... I'll add more later.
I've learned that...
~deciding whom you marry is the most important decision you'll ever make.
~when you remodel, everything costs twice as much, and takes twice as long as you think it will
~you can't hide a piece of broccoli in your glass of milk.
~most of the things I worry about never happen.
~if someone says something unkind about me, I must live so that no one will believe it.
~a patrol car behind me always makes me nervous.
~every great achievement was once considered impossible.
~every Toll House cookies should be eaten while still warm
~you can get by on charm for about 15 minutes. After that, you better know something.
~no one has a clue about what the stock market is going to do.
~if you spread the peas out on your plate, it looks like you ate more.
~couples without children always know how you should raise yours.
~the great challenge of life is to decide what's important and disregard everything else.
~getting fired can be the greatest thing that can happen to you.
~almost no quality product sells for a cheap price.
~you shouldn't compare yourself to the best others can do, but to the best you can do.
~the more creative you are, the more things you notice.
~you should never be too busy to say "please" and "thank you".
~you can't be a hero without taking chances.
~a person is only as good as his or her word.
~whenever I take a fishing trip, the guy who runs the bait shop says, "Gee, you should have been here yesterday."
~life challenges us with the fact that everything can be done better.
~it doesn't do any good to buy expensive tools if I can never find them.
~good advice is gard to give, but even harder to follow.
~if chewing gum has been dropped on the sidewalk within the past 48 hours, my shoes will find it."
~money is a lousy way of keeping score.
~a storng code of ethics is as reliable as a compass.
~if you like garlic salt and Tobasco sauce, you can make almost anything taste good.
~it's hard to argue with someone when they're right.
~it doesn't cost anything to be nice.
~at least once in his life, a man makes a fool over himself over a woman.
~trust is the single most important factor in both personal and professional relationships
~marrying for money is the hardest way of getting it.
~my gas tank is always on empty when I'm late for an important meeting.
~nothing of value comes without effort.
~you can be in love with four girls at the same time.
~even the simplest task can be meaningful if I do it in the right spirit.
~you can tell a lot about a man by the happiness of his wife and the respect given him by his children.
~lying in the green grass of an empty field makes you feel so good.
~it's better to be married to someone with a good nature than a good physique.
~you shouldn't have a $1,000 meeting to solve a $100 dollar problem.
~women tip less than men at lunch and that smokers are better tippers than nonsmokers.
~anticipation is often better than the real thing.
~enthusiasm is caught, not taught.
~whenever I decide something with kindness, I usually make the rigght decision.
~in every face-to-face encounter, regardless of how brief, we leave something behind.
~if you hire mediocre people, they will hire mediocre people.
~I am quick to count others' offenses against me, but seldom think about what others suffer because of me.
~children and grandparents are natural allies.
~you can't pay somebody to practice for you.
~even when you schedule a doctor's appointment for 8:00, you still have to wait an hour.
~you can do something in an instant that will give you a heartache for life.
~a teenager's biggest fear is the fear of a broken heart.
~even when I have pains, I don't have to be a pain.
~I shouldn't go grocery shopping when I'm hungry.
~one of the sweetest smells I knnow is my husband's clean shaven face in the morning.
~car salesmen size up prospects by looking at their shoes and watches.
~if I'm in trouble in school, I'm in trouble at home.
~people who wear Mickey Mouse watches are usually creative and fun to be with.
~no mattter how thin you slice it, there are always two sides.
~regardless of color or age, we all need the same amount of love.
~a person's degree of self-confidence greatly determines his success.
~people allow themselves to be only as successful as they think they deserve to be.
~I should never praise my mother's cooking when I'm eating something fixed by my wife.
~silent company is often more healing than words of wisdom.
~the best thing a single person can do is half the job.
~you can't hug your kids too much.
~nothing really bad happens when you tear those little "do not remove" tags from pillows
~your teenage years are comprised of tribulations, confusion, agony, and love.
~I cannot expect others to solve my problems.
~if you persue happineess, it will elude you. But if you focus on your family, the needs of others, your work, meeting new people, and diong the very best you can, happiness will find you.
~motel mattresses are better on the side away from the phone.
~it makes me feel sad when I'm the last chosed for a team.
~if you care, it shows.
~eating chocolate won't solve your problems, but it doesn't hurt anything either.
~animals can sometimes warm your heart better than people can.
~kindness is more important than perfection.
~regardless of your relationship with your parents, you miss them terribly after they die.
~if you take good care of your employees, they will take good care of your customers.
~you should never go to bed with an arguement unsettled.
~nothing is more fun than a job you enjoy.
~education, experience, and memories are three things can take away from you.
~you should always take time to answer young children when they ask "why?"
~no matter how glamorous a job seems at first, after six months it is just a job.
~a mule dressed in a tuxedo is still a mule.
~one's greatest wealth is the freedom to choose.
~taking a long time to become the person I want to be.
~you shouldn't look back except to learn.
~Mom wouldn't like my boyfriend even if he was captian of the football team and sang in the church choir.
~the best way to lose a friend is to lend him money.
~when your husband cooks, you should compliment everything he fixes.
~my mother is always happy to see me.
~if you look for the worst in life and in people you find it. But if you look for the best, you'll find it instead.
~any activity becomes creative when you try to do it better than you did it befor.
~more comfort doesn't secessarily mean more happiness.
~the greater a person's sense of guilt, the greater his need to cast blame on others.
~self-pity is a waste of time.
~when traveling overseas, it's best to carry a good supply of American-mad toilet paper.
~my own children's birthday's make me feel older than my own birthday does.
~men who wear bow ties are usually great dancers.
~when you can be either brilliant or pleasant, choose pleasant.
~if you want to get even with someone at summer camp, you rub their underwear in poison ivy.
~the secret of growing old gracefully is never to lose your enthuisiasm for meeting new people and seeing new places.
~you can't tell how far a frog can jump just by looking at him.
~generous people seldom have emotional and mental problems.
~it's a lot easier to react than it is to think.
~it is very painful to see my negative personality traits alive in my children.
~I wish my mother hadn't let me stop taking piano lessons.
~when my parents are in bad moods, it's best to agree to everything they say or things get nasty.
~life sometimes gives you a second chance.
~having a baby doesn't solve marital problems.
~anger manages everything poorly.
~the size of your biceps has very little to do with your popularity and success after high school.
~when i drop a slice of bread with jelly on it, it always lands jelly-side down.
~the worst pain is watching someone else in pain.
~it pays to believe in miracles. And to tell the truth, I've seen several.
~if your children feel safe, wanted, and loved, you are a successful parent.
~if you're riding in a pickup truck with two other people, you should either drive of sit in the middle. The person riding shotgun has to get out to open and close all the gates.
~when someone tells you it's the principle of the thing and not the money, it's usually the money.
~violence on television and in the movies is so graphin and extreme that it's numbing our children to pain and suffering in the real world.
~if you give a pig and a boy everythingthey want, you'll get a good pig and a bad boy.
~nothing is mroe soothing than the warm sun on your face.
~money costs too much.
~attractiveness is a positive, caring attitude and has nothing to do with face liftes or nose jobs.
~there's no substitute for good manners.
~a good reputation is a person's greatest asset.
~a daily twenty-minute walk is the easiest and most beneficial thing you can do for your health.
~it's OK to enjoy your success, but you should never quite believe it.
~everyone is attractive when they smile.
~although parents and elders may lecture and discipline you, you will later realize that it was because they cared.
~if you laugh and drink soda pop at the same time, it will come out your nose.
~if you read something that's unintelligible gibberish, it was probably written by a lawyer.
~parenthood isn't as scary as I though it would be.
~you never really know your friends you take a vacation with them.
~"call-waiting" deserves to be included among the planet's greatest abominations.
~when traveling the interstates in Ohio, it's best to observe the speed limit.
~a sunroof is worth the extra cost.
~you should always leave ones with loving words. It could be the last time you see them.
~brushing my child's hair is onee of life's great pleasures.
~even a doctor with the best training and intentions can be wrong about a diagnosis.
~wealthy people are no happier than those of modest means.
~wherever I go, the world's worst drivers have followed me there.
~it's better not to wait for a crisis to discover what's important in your life.
~the person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.
~I don't not have to be perfect all the time for my family to love me.
~I should make the little decisions with my head, and the big decisions with my heart.
~it's best not to quit during quitting time.
~you should never pay for a job until it's completed.
~people are about as happy as they decide to be.
~when you read bedtime stories, kids really do notice if you use the same voice for the handsome prince that you used for the evil ogre the night before.
~most people are honest.
~the best and quickest way to appreciate other people is to try and do their job.
~it's easier to stay out of trouble than to get out of trouble.
~if your life is free of failures, you're porbably not taking enough risks.
~days are long, but life is short.
~when you have the choice of eating at a table or at the counter in a coffe shop, chose the counter. The service will be faster, the food hotter, and the conversation livelier.
~there are four stages of men: (1) when you believe in Santa Claus, (2) when you don't believe in Santa Claus, (3) when you are Santa Claus, and (4) when you look like Santa Claus.
~singing "Amazing Grace" can lift my spirits for hours.
~"Today's Featured Items" is a euphemism for "Things We Need To Get Rid Of."
~being a success at the office is not worth it if it means being a failure at home.
~there's nothing you can't teach yourself by reading.
~humming a tune when you're upset can ease your mind.
~children are the best teachers of creativity, persistence, and unconditional love.
~you learn most from people who are learning themselves.
~when Mommy and Daddy shout at each other, it scares me.
~when bad times come, you can let them make you bitter or use them to make you better.
~encouragement from a good teacher can turn a student's life around.
~simple things are often the most satisfying.
~when my daddy kisses me in the mornings, he smells like a piece of Jolly Rancher candy.
~you should never sign a contract with blank spaces.
~if love isn't taught at home, it's difficult to learn it anywhere else.
~when I eat fish sticks, they help me swim faster because they're fish.
~you can make someone's day by simply by sending them a little card.
~women with double first names usually know how to make terrific peach cobbler.
~to experience the wonder of life through the eyes of a child is the most rewarding feeling in the world.
~there are no unimportant acts of kindness.
~I don't feel my age as long as I focus on my dreams instead of on my regrets.
~nothing tastes as good as vegetables from your own garden.
~to love and to be loved is the greatest joy in the world.
~children want theirr parents' attention and will go to extreme lengths to get it.
~how you do your work is a portrait of yourself.
~successful living is like playing a violin - it must be practiced daily.
~in the stock market, bulls make money and bears make money, but hogs get slaughtered.
~you shouldn't marry someone with more problems than you.
~when I grow up, I'm going to be an artist. It's in my blood.
~you never ask a lady her age, her wight, or what's in her purse.
~it's just as important to forget a wrong as it is to remember a kindness.
~it I don't try new things, I won't learn new things.
~if you wait until retirement to really start living, you've waited too long.
~when making a decision, 'NO' is more easily changed to 'YES' than 'YES' is changed to 'NO'.
~when you judge others, you are revealing your own fears and prejudices.
~when I wave to people in the country, they stop what they're doing and wave back.
~when things go wrong, I don't have to go with them.
~debt is a poor substitute for what it buys.
~I can't change the past, but I can let it go.
~total pleasure is in a good book, a soft couch, and a cat curled up beside you.
~you can't judge a boys by the way they look.
~if you keep doing what you've always done, you'll keep getting what you've always gotten.
~untimately, takers lose and givers win.
~if you want to cheer up yourself, you should try cheering up someone else.
~a full life is not determined by how long you live, but by how well.
~you should never jump out of a second story window using a sheet for a parachute.
~to become successful, it helps to dress the part.
~even small children have a right to privacy.
~when you have an arguement with your spouse, the first one who says, "I'm sorry I hurt your feelings; please forgive me," is the winner.
~the person who says something can't be done is often interupted by someone doing it.
~parents are very hard to live with.
~good health is true wealth.
~one loss doesn't make a season.
~releasing a big fish is more satisfying than eating it.
~milk tastes best when drunk straight out of the plastic jug.
~every time I'm on a trip I wish I were home, and every time I'm at home, I wish I were on a trip.
~optimists live longer than pessimists. That's why I'm an optimist.
~although it's hard to admit it, I'm secretly glad my parents are strict with me.
~there are two things essential to a happy marriage - separate checking accounts and separate bathrooms.
~you should treat everyone with respect, and demand repsect in return.
~my best friends are usually the ones who get me in trouble.
~you can keep going long after you think you can't.
I hope you can get some help out of these... I'll add more later.