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#122041voted by our readers
By JNT24 SILVER
Newfields, New Hampshire

When I was young, I wished to be great. I didn’t want to be: Ordinary. Mediocre. Another collection of atoms in an endless universe. I wanted to be extraordinary...
JNT24 SILVER, Newfields, New Hampshire
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments

#122042 Poetry
By Adelyn222233 BRONZE
Everett, Washington
Adelyn222233 BRONZE, Everett, Washington
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#122043 Poetry
By Winter.Rose SILVER
Saratoga, California
Winter.Rose SILVER, Saratoga, California
7 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;The word &lsquo;aerobics&rsquo; came about when the gym instructors got together and said: If we&rsquo;re going to charge $10 an hour, we can&rsquo;t call it Jumping up and down.&rdquo;<br /> -<br /> Rita Rudner

#122044 Poetry
By Anonymous
#122045 Poetry
By Soup44 BRONZE
Big Timber, Montana
Soup44 BRONZE, Big Timber, Montana
3 articles 9 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
Good, Better, Best, Never let it rest till your Good is Better, and your Beter is Best.<br /> Live life to the fullest!!!!!<br /> Scars are like tattoo, but with better stories.

#122046 Poetry
LippStickkLullabies GOLD, Dassel, Minnesota
10 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I am not here to judge any of you, I have no malice for you, and no ribbons for you. But I think its high time that you all look around, and see the lie you&#039;re living in.&quot; --Charles Manson

#122047 Poetry
By Amanda Collins SILVER
Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Amanda Collins SILVER, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#122048 Poetry
By gabriellew BRONZE
Wadena, Minnesota
gabriellew BRONZE, Wadena, Minnesota
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.&quot; ~ Mother Teresa

#122049 Poetry
JamesLee176 BRONZE, Duluth, Georgia
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#122050 Poetry
By lexie_johnson GOLD
N. Las Vegas, Nevada
lexie_johnson GOLD, N. Las Vegas, Nevada
14 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Two roads diverged in a yellow stone, I took the road less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.<br /> -Robert Frost<br /> <br /> The Road Not Taken