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Don’t leave a legacy of pain and regret of things you never should have said. Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention. Opportunities can become obstacles the same way obstacles can become opportunities. It all depends on how they are being interpreted by the mind of a person. If you’re going to apologize, you don’t say but after. Either you mean it or you don’t. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured. You can only lose what you cling to. You’ll never be able to please everyone. So don’t make your life revolve around being accepted by everyone. Sometimes which choice you make is not as important as making a choice and committing to it. Don’t worry about controlling your emotions. Control your actions. Listen to your conscience and do the right thing no matter the cost. You can’t put a price on selfrespect. We live longer when we are too busy living.