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By Erikaaaa BRONZE
Phoenix, Arizona

One sleepy Sunday at the end September, I woke up from my warm cozy bed with a purpose. Winter was right around the corner, and my mother and I decided to get into the holiday spir...
Erikaaaa BRONZE, Phoenix, Arizona
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By Aust18 SILVER
Centennial, Colorado
Aust18 SILVER, Centennial, Colorado
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Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.<br /> - Ellen DeGeneres

mustafahayder2002 SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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&quot;I&#039;m not perfect; no one is perfect. Everyone makes mistakes. I think you try to learn from those mistakes.&quot;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ~Derek Jeter

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princessaleciaa BRONZE, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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&quot;Life&#039;s way to awesome to waste your time thinking about someone who doesn&#039;t treat you right.&quot; -Jack Barakat

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By AidanG BRONZE
Wyckoff, New Jersey
AidanG BRONZE, Wyckoff, New Jersey
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By Ishai SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
Ishai SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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Veerangana DIAMOND, New Delhi, Other
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&quot;Grind the grind before the grind grinds you&quot;

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By esthert SILVER
Brooklyn, New York
esthert SILVER, Brooklyn, New York
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I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.<br /> <br /> I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And I hope that they believe me.<br /> <br /> I used to listen to it all the time when I was little and thinking about grown-up things. I would go to my bedroom window and stare at my reflection in the glass and the trees behind it and just listen to the song for hours. I decided then that when I met someone I thought was as beautiful as the song, I should give it to that person. And I didn&rsquo;t mean beautiful on the outside. I meant beautiful in all ways.