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By Theraforever PLATINUM
Dubuque, Iowa

A want is as common as a thought. A want drives us to be who we see in the mirrior. A want utters bits of our personality. A want allows us to proclaim our values. As a young one...
Theraforever PLATINUM, Dubuque, Iowa
20 articles 0 photos 16 comments

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And still I rise.


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By lastingbreath16 DIAMOND
Lake Alfred, Florida
lastingbreath16 DIAMOND, Lake Alfred, Florida
54 articles 3 photos 70 comments

Favorite Quote:
screw it all if life gives u lemons do what ever you feel the need to do with them.

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By MysticMusic ELITE
Waterloo, Other
MysticMusic ELITE, Waterloo, Other
116 articles 0 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.&rdquo; -Mae West<br /> &quot;It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.&quot; - Leonardo Da Vinci

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By upsidaisies SILVER
Westford, Massachusetts
upsidaisies SILVER, Westford, Massachusetts
6 articles 12 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Anyone who thinks sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain&quot;<br /> &quot;You only regret the chances you never take&quot;

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By the3rdkind GOLD
Santo Domingo, Other
the3rdkind GOLD, Santo Domingo, Other
11 articles 2 photos 20 comments

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One day you are seventeen and planning for someday. And then quietly, without you ever really noticing, someday is today. And that someday is yesterday. And this is your life. - Nathan Scott (OTH)

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By Ray--yo PLATINUM
Kathmandu, Other
Ray--yo PLATINUM, Kathmandu, Other
43 articles 2 photos 581 comments

Favorite Quote:
God Makes No Mistakes. (Gaga?)<br /> &quot;I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.&quot; -Liesel Meminger via Markus Zusac, &quot;The Book Thief&quot;

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By Olivia-Atlet ELITE
Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
Olivia-Atlet ELITE, Dardenne Prairie, Missouri
325 articles 10 photos 1165 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To these the past hath its phantoms,<br /> More real than solid earth;<br /> And to these death does not mean decay,<br /> But only another birth" <br /> - Isabella Banks

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By MysticMusic ELITE
Waterloo, Other
MysticMusic ELITE, Waterloo, Other
116 articles 0 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.&rdquo; -Mae West<br /> &quot;It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.&quot; - Leonardo Da Vinci

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By upsidaisies SILVER
Westford, Massachusetts
upsidaisies SILVER, Westford, Massachusetts
6 articles 12 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Anyone who thinks sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain&quot;<br /> &quot;You only regret the chances you never take&quot;

Ruin_1202 PLATINUM, Griffin, Georgia
32 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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