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By the3rdkind GOLD
Santo Domingo, Other

I wish I had never grown up. It’s just too sudden. It feels as if it was only yesterday that when I had no worries. I could look back and have no regrets. I didn’t feel as if I had...
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)


CornStarchAddict GOLD, Rome, Georgia
10 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Damaged people are dangerous. They know they can survive. -Josephine Hart

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By Abby W BRONZE
Little Silver, New Jersey
Abby W BRONZE, Little Silver, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By Maryk PLATINUM
Waterford, Michigan
Maryk PLATINUM, Waterford, Michigan
22 articles 1 photo 66 comments

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&quot;The ability to learn is greater than the ability to teach.&quot; - Arnold Jacobs<br /> &quot;He who slays monsters will become a monster himself&quot;-Nietzsche<br /> &quot;UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot nothing is going to get better its not&quot;-Dr.Suess<br /> &ldquo;They are poor, especially for the player, I think it is very difficult to have auditions and find a suitable way to judge, because we have a great many talented players to choose from. This means a lot of heartbreak for the people who are very capable.&rdquo;-Arnold Jacobs, Teacher and Tuba Player

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By Rebecca Schoolcraft SILVER
Lyndonviile, New York
Rebecca Schoolcraft SILVER, Lyndonviile, New York
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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TheGrayArea BRONZE, Ringoes, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
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By OrenK PLATINUM
Flushing, New York
OrenK PLATINUM, Flushing, New York
21 articles 0 photos 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;My teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said happy. She said I didn&#039;t understand the assignment. I said she didn&#039;t understand life.&quot;- John Lennon

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keerstin06 BRONZE, Hibbing, Minnesota
4 articles 1 photo 0 comments
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By Anonymous
foreverSmall PLATINUM, Brighton, Michigan
23 articles 0 photos 37 comments

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Psalm 23:2-4