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Who's Really in Prison?
By ssaammaanntthha SILVER
Garden City, Michigan

Have you ever noticed how good criminals have it? Their living conditions aren't great but they aren't bad. Tax payers understand how frustrating it is to keep providing...
ssaammaanntthha SILVER, Garden City, Michigan
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“To gain your own voice, you have to forget about having it heard.”

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It is What it is; Life Motto Explained
By CarrieSElam PLATINUM
West Liberty, Kentucky
CarrieSElam PLATINUM, West Liberty, Kentucky
24 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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&quot; When you Grow Up, Your Heart Dies.&quot;- Ally Sheedy ( The Breakfast Club, 1985)<br /> <br /> &ldquo;And in the end, we were all just humans.. drunk on the idea that love, only love, could heal our brokenness.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> &quot;Groovy Like a Drive In movie&quot;

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Individualism is needed.
By ChiLe BRONZE
Hanoi, Other
ChiLe BRONZE, Hanoi, Other
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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&#039;&#039;Passion is the genesis of genius.&#039;&#039; Galileo Galilei

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All Hail the Invisibles
By EllenMC GOLD
Boulder, Colorado
EllenMC GOLD, Boulder, Colorado
12 articles 1 photo 2 comments

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Excerpt from Calvin and Hobbes:<br /> Calvin asks Mom: &quot;Why are you crying?&quot;<br /> Mom: &quot;I&#039;m cutting an onion.&quot;<br /> Calvin: &quot;Life must be hard when you start anthropomorphizing your vegetables.&quot;

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What Makes the Difference?
By Kaydie PLATINUM
Uyo, Other
Kaydie PLATINUM, Uyo, Other
23 articles 0 photos 48 comments

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&quot;There are all these ideas about what is perfect and what is beautifu land what is smart,but the most appealing thing is,that which is me is nobody else&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> -Jennifer Lopez

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The Meaning of Life
By Authorintraining88 GOLD
Somewhere:p, Massachusetts
Authorintraining88 GOLD, Somewhere:p, Massachusetts
11 articles 1 photo 25 comments

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You are the universe experiencing itself

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Helping Hands
By Anonymous
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A Foul On The R**skins
By sleeping_smarts10 SILVER
Springfield, Virginia
sleeping_smarts10 SILVER, Springfield, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. <br /> Mark Twain<br /> <br /> &quot;You did in your twenties what you knew how to do. And when you knew better, you did better. And you should not be judged for the person who you were, but for the person you are trying to be and the woman that you are now.&quot;<br /> --Maya Angelou speaking to Oprah Winfrey

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Someone Is Crying
By HumeraThahur SILVER
Yanbu Industrial City, Other
HumeraThahur SILVER, Yanbu Industrial City, Other
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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If you want your dreams to come true, don&#039;t sleep.

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Perfect is Only a Word
By BreathInAndOut PLATINUM
London, Ohio
BreathInAndOut PLATINUM, London, Ohio
21 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;People cry, not because they&#039;re weak. It&#039;s because they&#039;ve been strong for too long&quot;

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