34 Pearls from 34 Friends

A new year, a new lesson.  Here are 34 answers to this question: 

If you could tell the world one thing, what would it be?

1. life isn't fair so quit your crying  -Elle Stassen

2. STOP FUCKING FIGHTING ABOUT THAT SHITTY STRIP OF LAND IN JERUSALEM  -Kate Chamberlain

3. Laugh everyday  -Camille Heinrich

4. always ask yourself if the juice is worth the squeeze  -Doug Stroup

5. i would tell them life is simple and beautiful, and that interaction with others and relationships are the only experiences of any true value  -Ben Johnson

6. 8 inches  -Chris Peck

7. If they look for it, I've got a sneaking suspicion... love actually is all around.   -Kevin Prendergast

8. Things happen for a reason   -Saara Koskinen

9. Be kind.   -Emma Zumberge

10.   Don't get fries with every meal.   -Scott Loving

11. Control your mind or it will control you.    -Steve Tralongo

12.   Life is short. Party on Sunday.    -Dan Goetz

13. You are responsible for creating your own happiness. Take the bull by the effing horns and go after what is important to you and makes you happy because no one is going to do it for you!   -Kristen Wallace

14. Rehab is for quitters.   -Jennifer Petters

15. Be thankful for each day and the connectivity of life.  cherish the responsibility of creating yourself.  -Fish

16.   live the life you dream of....but i probably wouldn't say that to the whole world, probably just the lazy fools in the 

US and A.      -Lauren Phillips

17. be grateful.   -Kamille Swenson

18. Don't take what you have for granted.     -Tori Tenner

19. Quit bitching and deal with it....  That's what I'd tell people. Wait, I don't tell that to the Haitians, Tsunami Victims or Vikings Fans.  Those people got hosed.   -Kyle Simmons

20. Plan for Tomorrow, but always live for Today.   -Connor Best

21.  Take risk because I can’t imagine anything worse than looking back on my life with regret. I never want to say … “I should have done..” or “why didn’t I do…” na mean.  -Chris Peck

22. Life is not an equation, so there's no sense in trying to figure it all out.   -Max Schelper

23. have the courage of your desire.  -Tom Buchok quoting some other guy

24. Read to your children as much as possible.   -Lillian Zumberge

25.  You get what you put in. Do the work, take care of the people you love,

compassion is awesome, so are dogs. -hz

26. We all do better, when we all do better.   -Aunt Mary quoting Paul Wellstone 

27. Make sure you keep a smile of your face -JP Collett

28. Masturbate then decide. -Taylor Bos

29. People need to start taking more responsibility for their actions. The amount of litigation in this world is outrageous. -Christine Wood

30. Go to bluestonegarden.com and buy something. -Jay Dillon 

31. cats not kids -Lauren Schaffhausen

32. LET IT BE -Tim Sak 

33."You miss 100% of the shots you dont take. - Wayne Gretzky" - Michael Scott - Doug Stroup

34. " life is like french cheese. It often stinks but you love it" - Morgan Tharinger