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By RachelAndersen96 SILVER
Rolling Meadows, Illinois

One day I think about the future and not say “what if” Instead I’ll say “I will” When I look outside, I won’t just see the clouds, I’ll look past them to the little glimpse of...
RachelAndersen96 SILVER, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
6 articles 12 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it&#039;s awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost. Mary Lou Retton.<br /> <br /> Another quote by her: Each one of us ha&quot;Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It&#039;s our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.&quot;


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By Anonymous
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By Mariah21 GOLD
Hohenwald, Tennessee
Mariah21 GOLD, Hohenwald, Tennessee
18 articles 7 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
I&#039;m not scared of anything anymore, not even death. The only thing i&#039;m scared of is losing you...

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By getdude56 ELITE
Carlisle, Pennsylvania
getdude56 ELITE, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
473 articles 0 photos 118 comments

Favorite Quote:
Scenery is nothing more than poetry.<br /> Love is nothing more than chemicals.<br /> &#039;Cause fairy tales are just scribbled pages filled with happy endings and little white lies.<br /> One person can make a difference, but a crowd can make a change.

MiscellanyCrop DIAMOND, Middlefield, Ohio
50 articles 1 photo 22 comments

Favorite Quote:
Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit fly / Planets and Suns run lawless through the sky. <br /> An Essay on Man - Alexander Pope

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By Anonymous
#365487 Poetry
By Anonymous
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By Twizzlerz13 BRONZE
Welcome, Maryland
Twizzlerz13 BRONZE, Welcome, Maryland
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Jump before you look

#365489 Poetry
By rhagset BRONZE
Houston, Texas
rhagset BRONZE, Houston, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
be who you are not who you want to be

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

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