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By PhotographyPhilosophy BRONZE
Munster, Indiana

I could never begin to understand the phrase, "You're too old for that," or "That's for little kids." Youth, something so great, is to be embraced, an...
PhotographyPhilosophy BRONZE, Munster, Indiana
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"Growing older does not mean narrowing the imagination."


justinWilliams BRONZE, Mansfield, Ohio
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"Music is my life but the lyrics are my story" - Unknown

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By ellejode BRONZE
Fort Collins, Colorado
ellejode BRONZE, Fort Collins, Colorado
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"But it really doesn't matter if you ain't got soul" - Marsha P. Johnson

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By Eric Lee BRONZE
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Eric Lee BRONZE, Wilmington, Massachusetts
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victoriatan GOLD, Novi, Michigan
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G-J-Samuel GOLD, Tirana, Other
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rileymt13 BRONZE, Manitowoc, Wisconsin
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If knowledge is a weapon, I intend to be formidably armed.

NoRulesJustWrite PLATINUM, Ada, Michigan
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Stay happy, stay weird, and don't let anyone take away your smile.