*Respect your elders.
*Two ears, one mouth: Listen twice as much as you talk.
*When you give your word, keep it. Always.
*Look people in the eye when you talk to them.
*Stand up for yourself.
*Be kind to animals.
*Smile, it don't cost nothing. (Bad grammar, good lesson)
*If you don't have the time to do it right, how will you find the time to do it over?
*Spend less than what you earn. Save and invest the difference.
*Always say "please" and "thank you," "yes, sir" and "no, ma'am."
*Understand that the workplace is a hierarchy, not a democracy.
*If you borrow something, return it in better condition than you got it.
*Learn to think for yourself.
*If you don't know something, look it up.
*Cigarettes don't make you look cool. They make you look stupid.
*Drugs deliver short-term highs and lifelong lows.
*Sex is great but unwanted pregnancies and STDs are not.
*When you need help, ask for it. When others need help, give it.
*Doing the right thing always has its reward.
*If you mess up, apologize.
*Anything worth having is worth working for.
*Do what you love for a living and the money will follow. (Not enough to make you rich necessarily, but enough to live an authentic life.)
*You don't need someone to complete you. Complete yourself.
*Successful people make a habit of doing the things unsuccessful people don't want to do.
*Hold the door for people - men and women alike.
*Accept responsibility for yourself.
*If you face a difficult decision, ask, "How will this make me feel about myself?"
*And never forget: Non illigitamus carbonundrum. (That's Latin for "Don't let the bastards get you down.")
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