I'd like to meet anyone who is interesting, talented and ambitious.
Ladies and gentlemen....wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis and is no more reliable than my own meanduring experience.
I will dispense this advice now:
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh never mind, you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until it has faded.
But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way, you cannot grasp now, how much possibility lay before you, and how fabulous you really looked. you are NOT as fat as you imagine.
Don't worry about the future, but know that worrying is as affective as trying to solve an algebraic equasion by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind. The kind that blindsighted you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday.
Do one thing everyday that scares you.
Sing.
Don't be reckless with other peoples hearts; don't put up with people that are reckless with yours.
Floss.
Don't waste your time on jealousy.
Sometimes you are ahead, sometimes you are behind.
The race is long, and in the end, it is only with yourself.
Remember the compliments you receive, forget the insults; if you succeed in doing this, tell me how.
Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives, some of the most interesting 40 year old's I know still don't.
Get plenty of calcium, be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't, maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't, maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken at your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berrate yourself either. Your choices are half chance, so are everyone elses.
Enjoy your body, use it everyway you can, don't be afraid of it, or of what other people think of it, it's the greatest instrument you will ever own.
DANCE. Even if you have no where to do it but in the comfort of your own living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do NOT read beauty magazines; they will only make you feel ugly.
Get to know your parents; you never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they are your best link to your past and the ones most likely to stick with you in the future.
Understand that friends come and go, but there are a precious few you should hold on to.
Live in New York city once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.
Travel.
Except certain truths: prices will rise, politicians will filander, and you too will get old....and when you do, you will fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders...respect YOUR elders.
Don't expect anyone else to support you, maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse, but you never know when either one might run out.
Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time your 40 it will look 85.
Be careful whos' adice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and recycling it for more than it's worth.
If nothing else, trust me on the sunscreen
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I can do most anything a man can do
I can hold my liquor with the best of you
Even take your money in a game of pool
Yeah I'd kick your butt, If I wanted to.
And I don't mind when people cuss in front of me
The truth is I don't blush that much at anything
But I've still got this little girl inside of me
That likes to be, treated like a queen.
And I know I don't act much like a lady
But I still need to be somebody's baby
Yeah you might find me makin' too much noise,
But I'm more than just one of the boys
Yea I'm more than just one of the boys
God knows I aint never been the clingy type
Lookin' for a man to make it all alright
But I don't mind admitting sometimes late at night
Well I need someone, to hold me tight.
And I know I don't act much like a lady
But I still need to be somebody's baby
Yeah you might find me makin' too much noise
But I'm more than just one of the boys
Yeah I'm more than just one of the boys.
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Well hey girl whats ur name?
Havent I seen u before?
I recognized them dark green eyes when u dosey-doed across the floor
Are you alone or are you with someone?
She said a matter of fact im not
So i took her hand thats when it all began and we headed towards the parking lot
And she said hey boy, do you mind takin me home tonight?
'cuz I aint ever seen a country boy with tires on his truck this
high
I said climb on up but watch the cup that
I spit my dip inside
and hold on tight cuz its gonna be wilder than any 8 second ride
We went riding round rocking to the sound of "Country Boy Can Surivive"
and I knew then that she was my kind of girl cuz she was singing every single line
Then she slid on over put my hand on her
shoulder and I asked her what she wanted to do
She said it dont matter where we go just as long as I'm riding with you
So we headed out to old tobacco road
Put the tailgate down and we made love
She said a true country boy is hard to find but I found one wilder than any 8 second ride
And she said hey boy, do you mind takin me home tonight?
'cuz I aint never seen a country boy with tires on his truck this
high
I said climb on up but watch the cup that I spit my dip inside
and hold on tight cuz its gonna be wilder than any 8 second ride
Yeah hold on tight cuz its gonna be wilder than any 8 second ride
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15 minutes left to throw me together
for Mr. right now, not Mr. forever
don’t know why I even try when I know how it ends
lookin’ like another, “maybe we could be friendsâ€
I’ve been leavin’ it up to fate
It’s my life so it’s mine to make
I ain’t settlin’ for just gettin’ by
I’ve had enough “so so†for the rest of my life
Tired of shootin’ too low so raise the bar high.
"Just enough" ain't enough this time
I’m not settlin’ for anything less than everything.
With some good red wine and my brand new shoes
Gonna dance a blue streak around my livin’ room
Take a chance on love and try how it feels
With my heart wide open now you know I will
Find what it means to be the girl
Change her mind and change the world
I ain’t settlin’ for just gettin’ by
I’ve had enough “so so†for the rest of my life
Tired of shootin’ too low so raise the bar high.
"Just enough" ain't enough this time.
I’m not settlin’ for anything less than everything.
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Well, she was precious like a flower
She grew wild, wild but innocent
A perfect prayer in a desperate hour
She was everything beautiful and different
Stupid boy, you can't fence that in
Stupid boy, it's like holding back the wind
She let her heart and soul right in your hands
And you stole her every dream and you crushed her plans
She never even knew she had a choice and that's what happens
When the only voice she hears is telling her she can't
Stupid boy
So what made you think you could take a life
And just push it around
I guess you build yourself up so high
You had to take her and break her down
Oh, you always had to be right but now you've lost
The only thing that ever made you feel alive
Stupid Boy
It took awhile for her to figure out she could run
But when she did, she was long gone, long gone
Ah, she's gone
Nobody's ever gonna love you like she loved you
"If you don't stand for something you'll fall for everything."
"I'm an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way."
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on."