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By leprechaun BRONZE
Danville, Vermont

To Destroy the World It is easy to destroy the world, to make barren its lands and enslave its people. To crush the spirit of liberty, to destroy freedom and hope. The way to...
leprechaun BRONZE, Danville, Vermont
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
do not disturb, busy doing nothing


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By GloriaP SILVER
Singapore, Other
GloriaP SILVER, Singapore, Other
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I can do anything through him who gives me strength." The Bible, Philippians 4:13

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By Anonymous
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By ellennie GOLD
Toronto, Other
ellennie GOLD, Toronto, Other
14 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
1) Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down.<br /> - Hector Berliotz<br /> and i had another one.. but theres not enough room :(

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By Surrender SILVER
Largo, Florida
Surrender SILVER, Largo, Florida
6 articles 0 photos 2 comments
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By ILOVEYOU1234 SILVER
Webb City, Missouri
ILOVEYOU1234 SILVER, Webb City, Missouri
5 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly&quot;<br /> -Sam Keen

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By outtheresmallone GOLD
Sedro-Woolley, Washington
outtheresmallone GOLD, Sedro-Woolley, Washington
13 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Resist much, obey little.&rdquo; <br /> ― Walt Whitman<br /> &ldquo;If you are a dreamer come in<br /> If you are a dreamer a wisher a liar<br /> A hoper a pray-er a magic-bean-buyer<br /> If youre a pretender com sit by my fire<br /> For we have some flax golden tales to spin<br /> Come in! <br /> Come in!&quot;<br /> Shel Silverstein

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By Anonymous
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EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

Favorite Quote:
To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

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ArSmith16 BRONZE, Rathdrum, Idaho
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Only life worth living is the one with a challenge