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By Anonymous

Texting has become a vital component of the modern world, seeping into the very culture of America. President Obama, mirroring the general public, has become so fixated upon this c...

cool5593 SILVER, Aurora, Colorado
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&quot;Live and Learn&quot;<br /> &quot;What good is it when you&#039;ve gained the world, but lose your soul&quot;

smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
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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

smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
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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

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By priyaverma SILVER
Chandigarh (UT), Indiana
priyaverma SILVER, Chandigarh (UT), Indiana
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My website www.cywe.org Quote is &quot; inspiring youths to create change&quot;

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By Anonymous
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By Derekh2013 BRONZE
Uhrichsville, Ohio
Derekh2013 BRONZE, Uhrichsville, Ohio
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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&quot;Being challenged in life is inevitable, being defeated is optional&quot;

priyaverma SILVER, Chandigarh (UT), Indiana
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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My website www.cywe.org Quote is &quot; inspiring youths to create change&quot;

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By tamtam97 BRONZE
Alexandria, Other
tamtam97 BRONZE, Alexandria, Other
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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living this special moment will give u endless special moments!!

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By Palrice8 PLATINUM
Lynn, Massachusetts
Palrice8 PLATINUM, Lynn, Massachusetts
48 articles 4 photos 37 comments

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&quot;Face the downs and be grateful for the ups.&quot; - David Archuleta