Ladies and gentlemen of the of '99 Wear
If I offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it The long-term benefits of sunscreen been proved by scientists Whereas the of my advice has no basis more reliable Than my own meandering experience, I dispense this advice now
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never You not understand the power and beauty of your youth Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look At photos of yourself and in a way you can't grasp now How much possibility lay before you and how you really looked You are not as fat as you
Don't about the future Or know worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that crossed your worried mind The kind that you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday Do one thing day that scares you
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Don't be with other people's hearts Don't put up with who are reckless with yours
Don't waste time on jealousy Sometimes ahead, sometimes you're behind The race is long and in the end, it's with yourself Remember you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how Keep your old love letters, throw away old bank statements
Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with life. The most people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know don't Get of calcium Be kind to knees miss them when they're gone
Maybe you'll marry, you won't Maybe you'll children, maybe you won't Maybe divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken' On 75th wedding anniversary Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too Or yourself either choices are half chance, so are everybody else's
Enjoy body, use it every way you can Don't be afraid of it or what other people of it It's the greatest instrument you'll own Dance, if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room Read the even if you don't follow them Do not beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly
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Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for Be to your siblings, they're your best link to your past And the people most likely to stick with you in the
that friends come and go But a precious few, who hold on
Work hard to bridge the gaps in and lifestyle For as the older you get, the more you need the people you when you were young Live in New York City once but leave it makes you hard Live in California once but leave before it makes you soft
Accept certain inalienable Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you, too, get old And when you do, you'll fantasize when you were young Prices reasonable, politicians were noble And children respected their
Respect your
Don't expect anyone to support you Maybe you have a fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse But you never know when one might run out
Don't mess too much with your Or by the you're 40 it will look 85
Be whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of the past From the disposal, it off, painting over the ugly parts And recycling it for than it's worth
But trust me on the
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