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By XDGAMER BRONZE
Sacramento, California

It all started when I was around 15 I was a freshman in high school and my dad asked me and my mom to bring him something so he could finish the job that he was doing he asked me i...
XDGAMER BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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¨Push Yourself, Because no one else is going to do it for you¨- Anonymous


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By Antroy BRONZE
Sacramento, California
Antroy BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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You can overcome anything if and only if you love something enough

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slinny BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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"Life happens wherever you are, whether you make it out or not." -Uncle Iroh

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Ch3wrld BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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" Don't distract her from being great don't interrupt her peace of mind if you're not man enough to stand firm beside her don't waste her time don't even speak to her" - R.H Sin

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By Jordan411ling BRONZE
Sacramento, California
Jordan411ling BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present." -Master Oogway

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chandlersimpson BRONZE, San Antonio, Texas
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By Rick755 BRONZE
Cooper City, Florida
Rick755 BRONZE, Cooper City, Florida
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By Brooke244 BRONZE
Smithtown, New York
Brooke244 BRONZE, Smithtown, New York
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"When did creating a flawless facade become more vital than loving the person who lives inside your skin?" -PERFECT by Ellen Hopkins

Jaybenji1021 BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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"When ghetto living seems normal, you have no shame or privacy"-Malcom X

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sidneymartin20 SILVER, Bethalto, Illinois
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You must learn a new way to think before you can master a new way to be~ Marianne Williamson