I have learned that you cannot make someone love you. All you can do is be someone who can be loved. The rest is up to them. I have learned that no matter how much I care, some people just don't care back. I have learned that it is not what you have in your life, but who you have in your life that counts. I have learned that you can do something in an instant that will give you heartache for life. I have learned that you can keep on going long after you think you can't. I have learned that either you control your attitude, or it controls you. I have learned that heroes are the people who do what has to be done when it needs to be done, regardless of the consequences. I have learned that sometimes the people you expect to kick you when you are down will be the ones who help you get back up. I have learned that just because someone doesn't love you the way you want them to love you, doesn't mean they don't love you with all they have.
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Delivering a commencement speech at John F. Kennedy High School.
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