quotes that got me through the times that were oh-so-tough (:

If you judge people, you have no time to love them (:

If all my friends were to jump off a bridge, I wouldn't jump with them, I'd be at the bottom to catch them (:

Best friends are better than boyfriends ((: ps. no offence dear (x

You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back (:

A friend is someone who knows the song in your heart and can sing it back to you when you have forgotten the words (:

The only way to have a friend is to be one (:

For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it (:

The truth isn't always beauty, but the hunger for it is. (:

When people are asked to remember a person who meant a lot to them in life — a teacher, a friend, a parent, a grandparent — they usually remember a person who really cared and understood them. (:

The more care you put into your life, the more life will care for you, bringing you fun adventures, great friends, and real inner security. Caring is just good streetsense — So, Judge less and unstress, Care more and high score. (:

Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. (:

I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. (:

You don't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when. You can only decide how you're going to live. Now. (:

The greatest test of courage on the earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. (:

God will not look you over for medals, degrees, or diplomas, but for scars. (:

Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved. (:

Once we realize that imperfect understanding is the human condition, there is no shame in being wrong, only in failing to correct our mistakes. (:

Never let the fear of striking out get in your way. (:

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood. (:

You don't face your fears, you stand up to them. (:

Courage is not the absence of fear, it is the conquest of it. (:

When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get free. (:

To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was YOU. (:

There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness. (:

If you get up one more time than you fall, you will make it through. (:

In everyone's life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit. (:

Love the heart that hurts you, but never hurt the heart that loves you. (:

True love does not come by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. (:

Love doesn't make the world go 'round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile. (:

If you love something, set it free. If it comes back, it was, and always will be yours. If it never returns, it was never yours to begin with. (:

Loves conquers all things except poverty and toothache. (:

Don't forget to love yourself. (:

It is not how much you do, but how much Love you put into the doing that matters. (:

We can do no great things; only small things with great love. (:

to my dear people whom i call my friends;
May you find serenity and tranquility in a world you may not always understand. May the pain you have known and the conflict you have experienced give you the strength to walk through life facing each new situation with courage and optimism. Always know that there are those whose love and understanding will always be there, even when you feel most alone. May you discover enough goodness in others to believe in a world of peace. May a kind word, a reassuring touch, and a warm smile be yours every day of your life, and may you give these gifts as well as receive them. Remember the sunshine when the storm seems unending. Teach love to those who hate, and let that love embrace you as you go out into the world. May the teachings of those you admire become part of you, so that you may call upon them. Remember, those whose lives you have touched and whose have touched yours are always a part of you, even if the encounters were less than you would have wished. It is the content of the encounter that is more important than the form. May you not become too concerned with material matters, but instead place immeasurable value on the goodness in your heart. Find time each day to see beauty and love in the world around you. Realize that each person has limitless abilities, but each of us is different in our own way. What you feel you lack in the present may become one of your strengths in the future. May you see your future as one filled with promise and possibility. Learn to view everything as a worthwhile experience. May you find enough inner strength to determine your own worth by yourself, and not be dependent on another's judgment of your accomplishments. May you always feel loved.