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#9821voted by our readers
By smalltownshorty BRONZE
Amana, Iowa

“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of...
smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
There is something I don&#039;t know<br /> That I am supposed to know.<br /> I don&#039;t know what it is I don&#039;t know,<br /> And yet am supposed to know,<br /> And I feel I look stupid<br /> If I seem both not to know<br /> And not to know what it is I don&#039;t know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend I know it.<br /> This is nerve-wracking<br /> Since I don&#039;t know what I must pretend<br /> To know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend to know everything.<br /> <br /> I feel you know what I am supposed to know<br /> But you can&#039;t tell me what it is<br /> Because you don&#039;t know what I don&#039;t know<br /> What it is.<br /> <br /> You may know what I don&#039;t know, but not<br /> That I don&#039;t know it.<br /> And I can&#039;t tell you. So you will have<br /> To tell me everything.<br /> <br /> - R. D. Lang in Knots


#9822 Opinion
mockingbirdmaggie BRONZE, Greenwood, Indiana
1 article 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;It is better to be hated for who you are then loved for who you pretend to be.&quot; Psychic Travis Sanders

#9823 Opinion
MissyxJoker SILVER, Rochester, New York
5 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.&quot;<br /> -Dr. Seuss

Invisiblefangirl2018 SILVER, St. Peters, Missouri
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Be kind. It is more a sign of character than mere niceness. Kindness connects too who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen. &quot; <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ---David Levithan

#9825 Opinion
By amoya BRONZE
Saint Louis, Missouri
amoya BRONZE, Saint Louis, Missouri
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#9826 Opinion
By FehrBear GOLD
Centennial, Colorado
FehrBear GOLD, Centennial, Colorado
16 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We wish to be happier than other people, and this is always difficult, for we believe others to be happier than they are.&quot; -Anonymous

#9827 Opinion
By aphilly DIAMOND
St. Paul Park, Minnesota
aphilly DIAMOND, St. Paul Park, Minnesota
63 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Have you ever once in your life reached out to touch infinity?&quot; -Ellen Hopkins

#9828 Opinion
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