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By TheBookWorm16 SILVER
Flagstaff, Arizona

When I was 16, I got my license. It was exhilirating to get that first taste of freedom and independence,  but it was unfortunately short lived. I had only been driving for...
TheBookWorm16 SILVER, Flagstaff, Arizona
7 articles 0 photos 2 comments

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&quot;Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing&quot;<br /> -Benjamin Franklin


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By Neha.J13 BRONZE
Karachi , Other
Neha.J13 BRONZE, Karachi , Other
4 articles 2 photos 6 comments
JustinNelson BRONZE, Woodbury, Minnesota
4 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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Human life without knowledge of history is nothing other than a perpetual childhood, nay, a permanent obscurity and darkness.

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By alioops SILVER
North Hollywood, California
alioops SILVER, North Hollywood, California
8 articles 2 photos 36 comments

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&quot;What moves men of genius, or rather, what inspires their work, is not new ideas, but their obsession with the idea that what has already been said is still not enough.&quot;<br /> - Eugene Delacroix

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By dancerx3xoxo GOLD
Bayside, New York
dancerx3xoxo GOLD, Bayside, New York
12 articles 1 photo 8 comments
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By Kestrel135 PLATINUM
Waterford, Connecticut
Kestrel135 PLATINUM, Waterford, Connecticut
43 articles 0 photos 256 comments

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&quot;Respect existence or expect resistance&quot;

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By bubblesrfun GOLD
Muskego, Wisconsin
bubblesrfun GOLD, Muskego, Wisconsin
15 articles 0 photos 19 comments

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Be your own kind of beautiful.

Alyssa Ortiz BRONZE, Surprise, Arizona
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By Icy96 PLATINUM
Romeoville, Illinois
Icy96 PLATINUM, Romeoville, Illinois
27 articles 2 photos 16 comments

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Horace Mann: &ldquo;Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity.&rdquo;