Inspirational Stories

Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into the Real World
by Adair Lara from San Francisco Chronicle/Reader's Digest
  • Never continue dating anyone who is rude to the waiter. - DAN HENRY
  • If only someone had told me the body I loathed in my 20s would be the body I wistfully longed for in my 30s! - CYNTHIA BOCOBOC
  • No one who cannot train a dog to heel, sit and stay for at least ten minutes on command should be allowed to raise children. - ROBIN CLEMENTS
  • When buying a car, skip zippy and snazzy, and go directly to practical and running. - MARILYN PENLAND
  • A woman needs only two tools: WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn't move and it should, use WD-40. If it moves and shouldn't, use the tape. - PHYLLIS WINTER
  • The five most essential words for a healthy relationship: "I apologize" and "You are right." - TERRY DUKE
  • Pull over for the idiots and let them pass even when you're going pretty fast already. - MIKE SOCHACKI
  • Show up, pay attention, speak from the heart, and don't be attached to the outcome. - LYNNE BORSCHE
  • Never marry a man who hates his mother. - BETH CLEMENTS
  • When baking, follow directions. When cooking, go by your own taste. - LAIKO BAHRS
  • I've learned to pick my battles. I ask myself, "Will this matter a year from now? A month? A week? A day?" - VALORIE JACKSON
  • The shortest line is always the longest. - SUSAN G. SEITZ
  • Good sex should involve laughter. Because it's, you know, funny. - STEPHANIE LUCAS
  • When you realize you've made a mistake, make amends immediately. It's easier to eat crow while it's still warm. - DAN HEIST
  • Make sure you leave something in this world besides clothes, a nice house and a stock portfolio. - SABRINA STEELE
  • You learn something new every day if you pay attention. - RAY LEBLOND
  • Don't supply the rocks that are to be thrown at you. - GENE DALY
  • Never leave a place where you're having a good time to go somewhere else where you only think you'll have a better time. - RICH LEBLOND
  • If he says you're too good for him, believe it. - DEBBIE FARSON
  • The best advice my mother ever gave me: "Go! You might meet somebody!" - SUSAN PIPER PRYOR
  • You will never, ever win an argument with a meter maid. - DEAN BACKUS
  • If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance. - ANDREA BOYDSTON
  • Never pass up an opportunity to use the rest room. - SALLY SANGER
  • Sing out loud in the car even, or especially, if it embarrasses your children. - MARILYN PENLAND



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