[Valigator]

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> > Rule 1: Life is not fair - get used to it!
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> > Rule 2: The world won't care about your self-esteem. The worldwill
>expect
> > you to accomplish something BEFORE you feel good about yourself.
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> > Rule 3: You will NOT make $60,000 a year right out of high school. You
>won't
> > be a vice-president with a car phone until you earn both.
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> > Rule 4: If you think your teacher is tough, wait till you get a boss.
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> > Rule 5: Flipping burgers is not beneath your dignity. Your Grandparents
>had
> > a different word for burger flipping: they called it opportunity.
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> > Rule 6: If you mess up, it's not your parents' fault, so don't whine
> > aboutyour mistakes, learn from them.
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> > Rule 7: Before you were born, your parents weren't as boring as they are
> > now. They got that way from paying your bills, cleaning your clothes and
> > listening to you talk about how cool you thought you were. So before you

>save the
> > rain forest from the parasites of your parent's generation, try
>delousing the
> > closet in your own room.
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> > Rule 8: Your school may have done away with winners and losers, but life

>HAS
> > NOT. In some schools, they have abolished failing grades and they'll
>give
> > you as MANY TIMES as you want to get the right answer. This doesn't bear

>the
> > slightest resemblance to ANYTHING in real life.
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> > Rule 9: Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off
>and
> > very few employers are interested in helping you FIND YOURSELF. Do that
>on your
> > own time.
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> > Rule 10: Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have
>to
> > leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.
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> > Rule 11: Be nice to nerds. Chances are you'll end up working for one.
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> > If you agree, pass it on.
> > If you can read this - Thank a teacher!
> > If you are reading it in English -Thank a soldier!!