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By Jb3Vibe PLATINUM
Pembroke Pines, Florida

Kristofer Rios walked casually into the Summer Journalism Institute that I attend at the Museum of Contemporary Art [MOCA]. With a natural confidence and a very insightful spirit a...
Jb3Vibe PLATINUM, Pembroke Pines, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
The Guy in the Glass<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> When you get what you want in your struggle for pelf,<br /> <br /> And the world makes you King for a day,<br /> <br /> Then go to the mirror and look at yourself,<br /> <br /> And see what that guy has to say.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For it isn&#039;t your Father, or Mother, or Wife,<br /> <br /> Who judgement upon you must pass.<br /> <br /> The feller whose verdict counts most in your life<br /> <br /> Is the guy staring back from the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> He&#039;s the feller to please, never mind all the rest,<br /> <br /> For he&#039;s with you clear up to the end,<br /> <br /> And you&#039;ve passed your most dangerous, difficult test<br /> <br /> If the guy in the glass is your friend.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You may be like Jack Horner and &quot;chisel&quot; a plum,<br /> <br /> And think you&#039;re a wonderful guy,<br /> <br /> But the man in the glass says you&#039;re only a bum<br /> <br /> If you can&#039;t look him straight in the eye.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You can fool the whole world down the pathway of years,<br /> <br /> And get pats on the back as you pass,<br /> <br /> But your final reward will be heartaches and tears<br /> <br /> If you&#039;ve cheated the guy in the glass.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Dale Wimbrow (c) 1934 <br /> <br /> 1895-1954


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By Goflyhigh PLATINUM
Shenzhen, Other
Goflyhigh PLATINUM, Shenzhen, Other
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By ecampos2021 BRONZE
Las Vegas, Nevada
ecampos2021 BRONZE, Las Vegas, Nevada
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MrNerd BRONZE, Clarkston, Michigan
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ilostmypen SILVER, Cape Town, Other
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;We&#039;re not in Kansas anymore&quot; - Wizard of Oz.

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laughlovewrite SILVER, St. Louis, Missouri
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yraja20 BRONZE, San Diego, California
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8oleniczak SILVER, Harford, Wisconsin
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By Grant Anderson BRONZE
Hemet, California
Grant Anderson BRONZE, Hemet, California
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