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90 One Line Lessons That I've Learned

This list will probably be up to 90 million by the time I die.

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90 One Line Lessons That I've Learned
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For too long I have lived my life thoughtlessly rejecting or accepting other people's advice. I think a lot of people can relate to that. We follow what we believe in and all too often we put everything else aside. I am an independent person and I like to learn from experience. And the more experience I gain, the more I realize that sometimes it's important to respect other people's advice. And sometimes it's important to go against the status quo and create your own rules. Here are 90 one liners I have grown to live by. Some of them I have heard from my teachers or my mom. Some of them I realized on my own. Enjoy!

1.When it comes to take home tests, anything goes.

2.Always be humble and kind.

3.Let your skin breathe.

4.Always take the higher road, no matter how bumpy it is.

5.Sneak food into movie theaters. Their prices are too high.

6.Fess up. The truth will eat you alive if you don’t.

7.Eat your leafy greens.

8.Smile at strangers.

9.Don’t promise forever.

10. Thank your mom.

11. Wear sunscreen.

12. Ask that cute guy/girl out. The worst answer is “no”.

13. Take care of your teeth.

14. Don’t ditch your friends for your significant other.

15. Slow dance to no music.

16. Karma is real.

17. Be open to divorce.

18. Be selfless.

19. Maybe they didn’t text back because their phone died.

20. Be a better listener.

21. Salad can actually be really good if you put the right things in it.

22. Dip your fries in ranch dressing.

23. Believe in a higher power, but question it too.

24. Get up early to watch the sunrise.

25. Go for walks.

26. Stop and pet strangers’ dogs.

27. Go to country concerts.

28. People watch in grocery store parking lots.

29. Get a new toothbrush on a regular basis.

30. Don’t be embarrassed about your dancing.

31. Listen to lyrics.

32.Take philosophy.

33.You will never need to prove that a0 + a1x + a2x2 + ...anxn = 0 considering the limit f(x)=xx for x > 0 unless you’re a calculus teacher.

34.Respect your janitor as much as you respect your doctor.

35.Prenups don’t mean that you don’t trust each other.

36.Recycle! And don’t you dare litter.

37.Wash the dishes for your mom.

38.Go to church services of all different religions at least once or twice.

39.That model is probably air brushed.

40.Watch Saving Private Ryan, even if the first scene makes you queasy.

41.The only thing that can sober you up is time.

42.Target shoot at least once.

43.Don’t bake your brownies all the way through.

44.You don’t have to be the hero.

45.Honesty is the best policy.

46.Respect lightning.

47.Call your grandparents.

48.Pick wild flowers.

49.We will all show up to work in wrinkly clothes at least once. Don’t sweat it.

50.Cover your mouth when you cough.

51.Your major does not define you.

52.Thank your teachers.

53.Love is a two-way street.

54.Let your dad scare your boyfriend a little bit.

55.Your family will know if he’s right for you before you will.

56.A day without laughter is a day wasted.

57.Travel.

58.If someone offers you money to use for your education, take it. And thank them profusely. And don’t screw it up.

59.Yes, it is okay to get iced coffee in the winter.

60.Don’t test the tides or rip currents. They will win.

61.Don’t feel like you have to have kids.

62.Don’t make people uncomfortable in their own home. That is their safe space.

63.Don’t let people make you feel uncomfortable in your own home. That is your safe space.

64.Tattoos are permanent. Your boyfriend/girlfriend is not.

65.Sing Sweet Caroline at the top of your lungs.

66.“I’m having people over, you should come too” at 2am does not mean what he says it means.

67.Simple is beautiful.

68.Get yourself a man who can do both.

69.Kill them with kindness.

70.Good food is expensive, but it is always worth it.

71.Discipline is meant to help you.

72.Alcoholism is real, and it doesn’t always look as obvious as it does in the movies.

73.Money doesn’t make you successful.

74.Don’t wear pajamas to class. Wear sweatpants or leggings.

75.Don’t take yourself too seriously.

76.People say “first world problems” for a reason. Don’t complain about problems other people wish they had.

77.Drive safely. Too many good people die from car accidents.

78.Finish what you’ve started.

79.It’s okay to take a mental health day.

80.You aren’t retaining anything when you’re studying at 3am. Go to bed.

81.Check for lumps and bumps monthly.

82.Haters gonna hate. But if you did something wrong, address it.

83.I don’t know anyone who has gotten sick from eating raw cookie dough.

84.Don’t tell everyone you might be pregnant when your period is one day late.

85.Your smile is your best accessory.

86.Do breathing exercises.

87.Go on joy rides.

88.“What they don’t know won’t hurt them” depends on the situation.

89.Zero tolerance means zero tolerance.

90.This list is never ending.

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