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By Inkslinger BRONZE
Chattanooga, Oklahoma

When I was in second grade, I got glasses. I loved them to the point that I was never seen without them, even though it was considered cool in my school to pretend as though you di...
Inkslinger BRONZE, Chattanooga, Oklahoma
2 articles 0 photos 21 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.' We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we're liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."--Marianne Williamson


WilliamCampbellBrown BRONZE, Huntington, West Virginia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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Fireflies MAG
By melizsoukup GOLD
Lake Bluff, Illinois
melizsoukup GOLD, Lake Bluff, Illinois
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Shoot for the moon, even if you miss, you'll land amongst the stars." --Les Brown

awesome-1234 GOLD, Three Rivers, Michigan
15 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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BrilliantInnocence SILVER, Edina, Minnesota
9 articles 4 photos 15 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot; I&#039;m not perfect, I&#039;m perfectly flawed,&quot; Amy Lee<br /> &ldquo;Heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.&quot; -Gerard Way

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By Anonymous
justsmile164 BRONZE, New York, New York
4 articles 0 photos 73 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Talent is nothing without character.&quot;

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By Anonymous
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By Anonymous
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By arya. BRONZE
Lalitpur, Other
arya. BRONZE, Lalitpur, Other
1 article 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
you can do anything if you just got the nerve