"It's important to be classy in
everything you do." -Joseph
A Dean If you win, don't gloat. If you lose, don't ever let your opponent
know you care, and if you do lose, make sure your opponent respects you
anyway. Be the best you can possibly be at whatever you do but don't worry
about whether or not you are better than anyone else. And above all other
things, when there are less than two outs and you have a man on first,
ALWAYS bunt to get a man in scoring position. (My Dad taught me that)
"WHAT IS...IS" -Artie Sarns Things are as they are, no matter how much you
"what-if," worry, fret or wonder about them. Things are not different
because of what you believe. All you can control is yourself and either your
physical proximity to, or attitude towards a particular situation. You cannot
control the situation. It is what it is.
"Life is a Circle" -Joe Dean (Me) Although I coined the phrase, several
people in my life have taught me this in one way or another. My friend and Kempo
Instructor Vince always said that things always return to you. When you put out
good, good comes back. Likewise, negative creates negative. People will come
into your life then vanish for a time and then suddenly return to you. Sometimes
you learn something and then forget about it only to recall it when you need it
most. Our lives all rotate around those around us in the same manner that moons
orbit planets, and planets orbit stars, and stars orbit the universe. My friend
Janet Potter understood that better than anyone I have ever known.
"Pain is your friend, it helps you
learn." -Vince Anthony Pain is
a physical sensation that can be controlled. There are two types, good pain and
bad pain. When dealing with "good pain" like the type we experience
when running a marathon or stretching our muscles, the pain tells us our bodies
are alive and growing. When experiencing "bad pain" like the pain from
an injury, we can come to understand and seperate ourselves from it somewhat so
it does not have such a hold over us. Although pain is unpleasant, pain itself
cannot harm you.
Either you control your attitude or it controls you.
Regardless of how hot and steamy a relationship is at first, the passion fades
and there had better be something else to take its place.
Heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the
consequences.
Money is a lousy way of keeping score.
My best friend and I can do anything or nothing and have the best time.
Sometimes when I'm 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 the longest distance. The same goes for true love.
Just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
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.
Some members of your family may not always be there for you. It may seem funny, but people you aren't
related to can take care of you and love you and teach you to trust people again. Families aren't biological.
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.
It isn't always enough to be forgiven by others.
Sometimes you have to learn to forgive yourself.
No matter how bad your heart is broken the world doesn't stop for your grief.
Our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become.
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.
We don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.
You shouldn't be so eager to find out a secret.
It could change your life forever.
Two people can look at the exact same thing and see something totally different.
No matter how you try to protect your children, they will eventually get hurt and you will hurt in the process.
Your life can be changed in a matter of hours by people who don't even know you.
Even when you think you have no more to give, when a friend cries out to you, you will find the strength to help.
Credentials on the wall do not make you a decent human being.
The people you care about most in life are taken from you too soon.
