I've Learned Quotes - Page 17

• One thing I've learned about life is that if you really let go, it's just a joy ride.

  Ricky Williams

  Letting Go, Joy, Life Is

  "Williams' clear vision: An NFL comeback" by Scott Ostler, www.sfgate.com. March 1, 2007.

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• All those lessons that I've learned on the court, I have applied them to my life outside of the court in business, my company, called V Starr interiors, an interior design company, and EleVen, which I wear on court.

  Venus Williams

  Design, Lessons, I've Learned

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• I've learned that the universe doesn't care what our motives are, only our actions. So we should do things that will bring about good, even if there is an element of selfishness involved. Like the kids at my school might join the Key Club or Future Buisness Leaders of America, because it's a social thing and looks good on their record, not because they really want to volunteer at the nursing home. But the people at the nursing home still benefit from it, so it's better that the kids do it than not do it. And if they never did it, then they wouldn't find out that they actually liked it.

  Wendy Mass

  School, Kids, Home

  Wendy Mass (2011). “13 Gifts”, p.338, Scholastic Inc.

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• I've learned that everyone can do their part to repair the world

  Wendy Mass

  World, I've Learned, Can Do

  Wendy Mass (2011). “13 Gifts”, p.339, Scholastic Inc.

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• Because all my life I've learned to suffer in silence - Athena

  Paulo Coelho

  Silence, Suffering, I've Learned

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• People will tell you most of the story… and I’ve learned that the part they neglect to tell you is often the most important part. People hide the truth because they’re afraid.

  Nicholas Sparks

  People, Important, Stories

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• She looks honestly upset, but then, I’ve learned that I can’t read her. The problem with a really excellent liar is that you have to just assume they’re always lying.

  Holly Black

  Liars, Lying, Upset

  Holly Black (2012). “Black Heart”, p.221, Simon and Schuster

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• If I could wish the Kingslayer back in chains I would. You freed him without my knowledge or consent... but what you did, I know you did for love. For Arya and Sansa, and out of grief for Bran and Rickon. Love’s not always wise, I’ve learned. It can lead us to great folly, but we follow our hearts... wherever they take us. Don’t we, Mother?

  George R. R. Martin

  Wise, Mother, Grief

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.1621, Bantam

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• When they [breasts] are huge, you become very self-conscious...I've learned something though, through my years of pondering and pontificating, and that is: men love them, and I love that.

  Drew Barrymore

  Men, Self, Years

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• Onyx is angry," Damian says. "Onyx has a right to be angry. You've got to remember, for many elephants, their life is that of a human in a war-torn country. Ravaged homes, killed relatives, separation," Damian says. Here's another thing I've learned over two months--every elephants here has a sad story. Every captive elephant's story is one of loss and separation. Something to remember every time you see happy people getting elephant rides.

  Deb Caletti

  Country, War, Home

  Deb Caletti (2010). “Nature of Jade”, p.88, Simon and Schuster

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• ... but if I've learned one thing, it's this: forgiveness is crucial. If you can't forgive someone you're mad at, that anger will poison you. You have to learn to let it go"... "people have reasons for doing the things that they do, especially when they care about you. You may not always understand what they are, but if you can try to understand the person then you might see that they really care, despite what happened." pg 100 Meredith to Vlad

  Heather Brewer

  People, Mad, Forgiving

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• I"ve learned that I must find positive outlets for anger or it will destroy me.

  Sidney Poitier

  I've Learned, Outlets

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• Nuh-uh. No deals with the devil. I’ve learned my lesson on that one. ~Jaime Vegas

  Kelley Armstrong

  Vegas, Devil, Lessons

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• I've learned that the more people embrace their disadvantages, the less disadvantaged they become!

  Chris Colfer

  People, I've Learned, Embrace

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• You are everything good and straight and fine and true—and I see that so clearly now, in the way you’ve carried yourself and listened to your own heart. You’ve changed me more than you know, and will always be a part of everything I am. That’s one thing I’ve learned from this. No one you love is ever truly lost.

  Paula McLain

  Heart, Love Is, Way

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• Do you know what I've learned? That although ecstasy is the ability to stand outside yourself, dance is a way of rising up into space, of discovering new dimensions while still remaining in touch with your body. When you dance, the spiritual world and the real world manage to coexist quite happily. I think classical ballet dancers dance on pointe because they're simultaneously touching the earth and reaching up to the skies.

  Paulo Coelho

  Spiritual, Real, Thinking

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• If there's one thing I've learned, it's this: We all want everything to be okay. We don't even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.

  David Levithan

  Wish, Want, I've Learned

  David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.10, Egmont UK

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• I've learned that hurting you feels infinitely worse than being hurt myself.

  Emma McLaughlin

  Love, Hurt, I've Learned

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• If there's one thing I've learned, it's that God is a very creative author, and He writes a different story for every person. No two lives or stories alike.

  Robin Jones Gunn

  Writing, Two, Creative

  Robin Jones Gunn (2009). “Sierra Jensen Collection”, p.329, Multnomah

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• I've learned that some memories surprise you and reveal a sharp edge just when you least expect it.

  Pittacus Lore

  Memories, Surprise, I've Learned

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• I've learned never to close my mind to an idea simply because it seems miraculous.

  Dan Brown

  Ideas, Mind, I've Learned

  Dan Brown (2010). “The Lost Symbol Illustrated edition”, p.459, Random House

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• I'm not perfect, either. In the end, it's only God's judgement that matters, and I've learned enough to know that no one can presume to know the will of God.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Perfect, Judgement, Matter

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• The problem with time, I've learned, whether it's those first two weeks I got to spend with you, or the final two months I got to spend with him, eventually time always runs out. I have no idea where you are out there in the world, John. But I understand that I lost the right to know these things long ago. No matter how many years go by, I know one thing to be as true as ever was - I'll see you soon then.

  Nicholas Sparks

  Running, Long Ago, Years

  "Fictional character: Savannah Curtis". "Dear John", www.imdb.com. 2010.

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• I don't start a novel until I have lived with the story for awhile to the point of actually writing an outline and after a number of books I've learned that the more time I spend on the outline the easier the book is to write. And if I cheat on the outline I get in trouble with the book.

  John Grisham

  Book, Writing, Numbers

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• Until Gettysburg," she continued, "I was working for the wrong reasons. At first it was to prove myself worthy in someone's eyes. Later it was out of guilt, trying to find atonement in God's eyes. But atonement is free, never earned. And I've learned that the only person I need to please with my life is God.

  Lynn Austin

  Eye, Guilt, Trying

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