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#261491voted by our readers
By OkuniTachibana GOLD
Warrensville Heights, Ohio

I know of a place where there are not bad teachers I know of a place where moms and dads don't act like preachers I know a place where there is no school I know of a...
OkuniTachibana GOLD, Warrensville Heights, Ohio
14 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
As the fallen soldier walks up to the gates of heaven to St.Peter he says "another soildier reporting sir ive served my time in hell"


#261492 Poetry
By Anonymous
#261493 Poetry
By JD_Ross PLATINUM
Henderson, Nevada
JD_Ross PLATINUM, Henderson, Nevada
25 articles 38 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
" A champion is someone who gets up even when they can't"

#261494 Poetry
By MusicNote3 GOLD
23071, Virginia
MusicNote3 GOLD, 23071, Virginia
11 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Yes: I am a dreamer. For a dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.&quot;<br /> &mdash; Oscar Wilde (The Critic as Artist)

#261495 Poetry
By SaintJamesHallow PLATINUM
Sequim, Washington
SaintJamesHallow PLATINUM, Sequim, Washington
26 articles 1 photo 12 comments
#261496 Poetry
By KierraR SILVER
Capitol Heights, Maryland
KierraR SILVER, Capitol Heights, Maryland
6 articles 0 photos 0 comments
#261497 Poetry
By tessalikescats BRONZE
Des Peres, MO, Missouri
tessalikescats BRONZE, Des Peres, MO, Missouri
2 articles 2 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;In a gentle way, you can shake the world.&quot; -Mahatma Ghandi

#261498 Poetry
By rockofj BRONZE
Bridgeton, New Jersey
rockofj BRONZE, Bridgeton, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Only the dead have seen the end of war.&quot; -Plato.

#261499 Poetry
By EnnaGirl SILVER
Sacramento, California
EnnaGirl SILVER, Sacramento, California
9 articles 2 photos 58 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be the change you want to see in the world<br /> - Ghandi

#261500 Poetry
By LexyK2015 SILVER
Tucson, Arizona
LexyK2015 SILVER, Tucson, Arizona
5 articles 6 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I will not be a goody bag at your pity party&quot; ~ Rachel Cohn<br /> &ldquo;On, there are so many lives. How we wish we could live them concurrently instead of one by one by one. We could select the best pieces of each, stringing them together like a strand of pearls. But that&#039;s not how it works. A human life is a beautiful mess.&rdquo; ~ Gabrielle Zevin