It doesn't matter how many times you lose. As long as you win one, people will just talk about the time you won.

That being the most compassionate person I can be is as simple as making changes in my everyday life. Why should other people or animals have to live lives of misery so that I can enjoy mine? They don't.

People generally don't really care about how much you know - until they know how much you care about them.

In my 22 years, I've learned a few things, although I feel the most important lessons are to come. There are two things that stick out for me: you get what you give and life is too short.

Now that I have been out of high school for five years, I'm constantly worrying if I'm on the right track in life. Am I educated enough? Am I following my dreams? Am I prepared to start a family? One thing that I've learned and that I have to remind myself every day is to put things in perspective. I have so much life ahead of me and so much time to figure out who I am and what's right for me. Don't wait for the world to give you answers, take the time to find them yourself.

One more thing I recently learned is to look after yourself first. You won't be of any help to anyone if your body and mind are run-down and ill-kempt. Fill yourself with fresh food and clean water. Meditate. Love yourself and your faults. Forgive yourself often. Rest. Smile. If you take care of what's inside, the rest of your life starts to fall in synch.

I could steal from others for profit or pleasure, but when i feel and give for others i retain more to measure.

The most important thing I have learned would have be something my father always told me. He would say, 'Life is not about what happens. It's about how you react to it.' From people who blame everything but themselves for their problems to people who think all who offend them must be silenced for their own peace of mind, this saying applies. Fallen on hard times? Don't ask who's going to get you out of it, ask what you're going to do about it. Health not so good? Improve it. If it's beyond your ability to improve, get help. That's your responsibility. If something someone says offends you, refute if you feel like it or ignore if you don't. You're the only one you really have any actual control over, so just focus on that and stop wasting time trying to change things that don't want to change. It can't be done and it will just discourage you. When it comes to dealing with what life throws at you, just focus on what you can do about it, you'll feel much more in control that way. Remember: It's not about what happens, it's about how you react to it.

" Treat others the way you want to be treated "

The single most important thing I have learned in my life is that I will never get rich from money, but I will always be wealthy in the love from my children and husband.