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By ButterflyGirl1313 PLATINUM
Phoenix, Arizona

I am a failure. I have an F and in the handbook it clearly states, F is for failing. According to the dictionary someone who is failing is in fact a failure. I am a failure. I have...
ButterflyGirl1313 PLATINUM, Phoenix, Arizona
26 articles 2 photos 14 comments

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"..and these children that you spit on as they try to change their worlds, they are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through.." -David Bowie


aubrie_v BRONZE, Lancaster, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace." -Jimi Hendrix
"Everything happens for a reason."
"Self-censorship is suicide; Individuality is a gift." - Me

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By M-star BRONZE
Kalamazoo, Michigan
M-star BRONZE, Kalamazoo, Michigan
4 articles 3 photos 39 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you."- Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Dynamo DIAMOND, Lahore, Other
54 articles 0 photos 64 comments

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I used to think falling in love would be personal. But it's all a big public show.

dragonslayer41861 SILVER, Sacramento, California
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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"Build bridges instead of walls and you will have a friend." - Anonymous

goldenanthems SILVER, Somerset, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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"There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open hearted vision of people who embrace life." - John Lennon

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goldenanthems SILVER, Somerset, New Jersey
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open hearted vision of people who embrace life." - John Lennon

Smileschangelives BRONZE, Manti, Utah
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
All this worldly wisdom was once the unamiable heresy of some wise man.
-Henry David Thoreau

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By JingzeWu BRONZE
Newton, Massachusetts
JingzeWu BRONZE, Newton, Massachusetts
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments