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Lessons From the Boobtube

What I've learned from TV over the past few years

"Dreams die hard and you hold them in your hand long after they have turned to dust."
{Dennis Quaid | Dragonheart}

"Here's my philosophy on dating. It's important to have somebody that can make you laugh, somebody you can trust, somebody that, y'know, turns you on... And it's really, really important that these three people don't know each other."
{Brooke Davis | One Tree Hill}

"Happiness comes in many forms -- in the company of good friends, in the feeling you get when you make someone else's dream come true, or in the promise of hope renewed. It's okay to let yourself be happy because you never know how fleeting that happiness might be."
{Lucas Scott | One Tree Hill}

"There's no shame in being afraid. Hell, we're all afraid. What you gotta do is figure out what you're afraid of, because when you put a face on it you can beat it. Better yet, you can use it. Looking back on what I said all those years ago, all the hopes and dreams I had, I've come to the conclusion that if having things turn out the way you wanted them to is a measure of a successful life, then some would say I'm a failure."
{Whitey | One Tree Hill}

"A trick is something whores do for money. Or Coke."
{Gob Bluth | Arrested Development}

"Let me let you in on a secret. Zip codes? They're meaningless."
{Newman | Seinfield

"It's the rule of life that everything you have always wanted comes the very second you stop looking."
{Sex & the City}

"Growing up sucks. Not all kisses are magic, and most boys do not live up to your expectations, but there are those times when everything, I mean love, romance, relationships, it all falls together perfectly and it's incredible. It's those moments, no matter how depressingly few and far between, that make growing up worth it."
{Boy Meets World}

"Short of a miracle, there is no way she could have revived."
"Why does God get all the credit whenever something good happens?!"
{Dr. House | House}

"Everything is alright in the end. If it's not alright, then it's not the end."
{Boy Meets World}

"'Cause I'm a Tribbiani, and this is what we do! I mean, we may be not great thinkers, or world leaders, don't read a lot, or run very fast... but damn it, we can eat!"
{Joey Tribbiani | Friends}

And in this world all you have is your face to decide whether you succeed..."
{8th & Ocean}

"Don't miss out on what's happening right now, just because you're waiting for something better to come along."
{Full House}

"In this city I've learned two things: like everybody and trust no one."
{The Hills}

“At some point, you have to make a decision. Boundaries don't keep other people out; They fence you in. Life is messy. That's how we're made. So, you can waste your lives drawing lines... or you can live your life crossing them.”
{Grey's Anatomy}

"We are all searching for someone. that special person who will provide us what's missing in our lives. someone who can offer companionship or assistance or security. and sometimes if we search very hard, we can find someone who provides us with all three. yes, we are all searching for someone. and if we can't find them, we can only pray they find us."
{Desperate Housewives}

"To love someone when there is no chance of that love ever thriving... that is romance."
{Dawson's Creek}

And my personal favorite that makes me laugh and never gets old:
"The more complicated the order, the bigger the asshole. If you walk into a Starbucks and order a 'decaf grandee, half soy, half lowfat, iced vanilla, double-shot, gingerbread cappuccino, extra dry, light ice, with one Sweet-n'-Low and one NutraSweet,' ooooh, you're a huge asshole."
{George Carlin}