The Lessons My Friends Taught:
Life Lessons Learned From Friends

by: The New Hope - Solebury
Class of 1999

Compiled by: Rebecca C. Fish

To the New Hope - Solebury Class of 1999, and everyone else who contributed.


Always have a back-up plan. 'Run' doesn't count. - Rebecca Fish

When being teased, give as good as you get. - Rebecca Fish

For every 'foolproof' plan, there's an idiot who can ruin it. - Rebecca Fish

Laugh as much as possible, even when you want to throttle the person teasing you. - Rebecca Fish

True friends should be treasured. - Rebecca Fish

Too little kindness is called callousness, too much is called annoying. - Rebecca Fish

"Smile. It makes them nervous." - anon; con. by RCF

Revenge, though fun, only causes complications. - Rebecca Fish

"I'll always try to justify the way I've been behaving. Should I teach mine not to know how?
How to live in the world we live in now." - Shannon Hoon; con. by AS

Anyone can be normal; it takes someone special to be different. - con. by AS

Normal is only a knob on a washing machine. - con. by AS

Follow your dreams, you are special. - con. by AS

Be careful how much you care, not everyone cares back. - con. by AS

Appreciate one another. - con. by AS

Enjoy one another's presence. - con. by AS

Accept your faults, take on good qualities. - con. by AS

Be who you are, not what they need you to be. - con. by AS

Be who you are and not who they think you are. - con. by AS

Always look on the bright side. - con. by AS

There is nothing more valuable than true friendship. - con. by TZ

Remember you're not the substance, you are the light. - con. by TZ

Oh, and never eat dirt, God knows what's in it. - con. by TZ

Be yourself and do not be afraid to voice your opinions. - con. by TZ

Thank your lucky stars for everything because one day it might not be there. - con. by TZ

Don't get in cars with strangers, no matter what the situation is. - con. by TZ

"Never mix Pixi Stix and soda, and then drink it." - Tania Zikos

Never worry about what others think about you, what matters is what you think. - con. by RK

Live everyday to the fullest, you never know what will happen tomorrow. - con. by RK

Do what you have to do to make yourself happy, but don't do it for others. - con. by RK

"Just something to think about.
I'm lost and I've gone to find myself.
If I get back before I return,
Tell me to wait." - anon; con by WRT

Teaching is just assistance in learning. Only you can teach yourself. - con. by WRT

By watching others, you will learn about yourself. - con. by AS

Mean what you say or say what you mean. - con. by CM

"True miracles are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence that God gave
them." -- from The Lark by Jean Anouilh; con. by CM

Loose lips sink ships. - con. by WRT

Never let life get you down, whatever is bothering you will pass in time. - con. by TZ

"A true friend stabs you in the front." - Satre; con by DJG

"The road to hell is paved with good intentions." - anon; con. by SG

"Good intentions are good for something, or else we'd all end up in hell." - anon; con. by
Rebecca Fish

"The road to heaven is paved with ice cream." - con. by BG

"Don't dream it, be it." - Rocky Horror; con. by CM

"Give yourself over to absolute pleasure." - Rocky Horror; con. by CM

You are what you make of yourself. - con. by SG

"Don't fall in love with a gay man, it will get you nowhere." - Chantie Meyenberg;
con. by Mish. Salv.

"If I had to live my life over again, I'd dare to make more mistakes next time." - N. Star;
con. by Mish. Salv.

"If you hit a car, just keep on driving." - Steve Furber; con. by CM

"Never pet a burning dog" -- Mik King; con. by RCF

If practice makes perfect, and no one is perfect, why practice? - con. by SP

If practice makes perfect, then why practice if perfection is unacheivable? - con. by NN

Anticipation is sometimes better than the real thing. - con. by SG

"Do unto others, that you would want done unto you. - The Golden Rule; con. by SG

"Becky, take notes." - Mr. Hillman

"Keep your smile." - Mr. Hillman

"Imagination is the answer to some problems. Faith is the answer to the rest." - Mr. Hillman

Work hard and play hard, pushing life's gifts to the limit for the service of others, and
your reward will be incalculable. - con. by Ms. Emig

"When you can't decide if the glass is half full or half empty, simply get a smaller glass."
- Mik King

"For of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these: it might have been."
- John Greenleaf; con by RCF

"This above all: to thine own self be true." - Hamlet, act I, sc. 3; con. by RCF

The worst type of anger is anger at oneself. - con. by SL

"Only God can judge me!" - Tupac Shakur; con. by LD

"Life is like a play - it doesn't matter how long the action is spun out, but how the how
good the acting is." - Seneca; con. by TZ

"Don't let the angle of insolation get you!" - Mr. Eckhart

A peanut is neither a pea nor a nut. - con. by BG

"When you're in need of love they give you care and attention. Friends will be friends."
- Freddie Mercury; con. by DJG

"If something goes wrong, and you're too stupid to do anything about it, shut up so you
don't make it worse." - Homer Simpson; con by BG

"Give the wind time to blow,
The rooster to crow,
Close my ears, but I hear...
(America snoring)"
- Grant Lee Buffalo; con. by RCF

Work hard, it's worth it in the end. - con. by RBB, class of 87

It's not the size of the dog in the fight that matters, it's the size of the fight in the dog.
- con. by AC

"I will go in this way, and find my own way out." - Dave Matthew's Band; con. by RK

We never have the time to do the important something because we find ourselves always busy
doing nothing. - con. by AC

"Yes, there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there's still time to change
the road you're on." - Led Zeppelin; con. by RK

"Those men who try everything and fail, are infinitely better than those who try nothing and
succeed." - anon; con. by JC

"You are the captain of your fate. You are the master of your soul..." - anon; con. by RZ

Look inside yourself to find out who it is you want to be. - con. by RZ

"Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go." - T.S. Elliot;
con by JC

You can pick your nose, and you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your friend's nose.
- con. by RK

"Homer eat more fruit... Purple is not a fruit." - The Simpsons; con. by RK

"Bagel, bagel, burning bright..." - anon; con. by RCF

"No matter how bad it looks, it works" - Shannon K.

"No one should be judged by their color" - Carina D

Nothing prepares you for everything. - con. by RK

"Choose your words with care,
Make the short and sweet.
Because you never know,
Which ones you'll have to eat."
- anon; con by RCF

"Stay true to yourself." - Catch Thirteen; con. by NN

"To need is to want and to want is a pleasure most dreams can satisfy." - anon; con by NN

"We will all wither away." - anon; con. by NN

"A broom is silently sweeping up
The pieces of yesterday's life.
Somewhere a queen weeping,
Somewhere a king has no wife."
- con. by WRT

"So laugh at the Truth
A parody of reality
Acted everyday"
- Erin Williams; con. by RCF

"Love does change people... but never enough" - con. by RCF