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By mjVAL SILVER
San José, Other

My country is at the edge of a cliff, at the last second before a leap of faith. We stand before a choice between changing drastically the way things have been moving up until the...
mjVAL SILVER, San José, Other
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can&rsquo;t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.&rdquo;<br /> ― Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper


politicalswag321 BRONZE, Rockladge, Florida
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
something about the invisible hand or something by Milton friedman

westennis SILVER, Houston, Texas
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#4084 Opinion
By AlexisB SILVER
Milner, Georgia
AlexisB SILVER, Milner, Georgia
9 articles 2 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
A synonym is a word you use when you can\\\&#039;t spell the other one.

#4085 Opinion
By SemiVeggie SILVER
Bellevue, Washington
SemiVeggie SILVER, Bellevue, Washington
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Corcoran123 BRONZE, Fairbanks, Alaska
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#4088 Opinion
By lms220 BRONZE
Hartland, Wisconsin
lms220 BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;If life gives you lemons, make orange juice and let the world wonder how you did it.&quot;

#4089 Opinion
By Anonymous
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