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By Mitch4 BRONZE
El Dorado Springs, Missouri

The American people as a whole are apathetic. They are covering their ears to the truth and are watching this country fall apart. It's not the president, or the governors, or...
Mitch4 BRONZE, El Dorado Springs, Missouri
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"To be great is to be misunderstood" by Ralph Waldo Emerson


KellyBirch SILVER, Scottsdale, Arizona
8 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
"There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." - Ernest Hemingway

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By caycay15 BRONZE
Marysville, Ohio
caycay15 BRONZE, Marysville, Ohio
4 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public and have no self. <br /> Cyril Connolly <br /> <br /> For me, writing is exploration; and most of the time, I&#039;m surprised where the journey takes me. <br /> Jack Dann

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By Carrie2 BRONZE
Boca Raton, Florida
Carrie2 BRONZE, Boca Raton, Florida
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The unexamined life is not worth living.&quot; Socrates

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By ReadingFanatic SILVER
St. Louis, Missouri
ReadingFanatic SILVER, St. Louis, Missouri
6 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Nobody important? Blimey, that&rsquo;s amazing. Do you know, in nine hundred years of time and space I&rsquo;ve never met anyone who wasn&rsquo;t important before.&rdquo;

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By IrisDaisy BRONZE
Park Ridge, Illinois
IrisDaisy BRONZE, Park Ridge, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
DoctorWhoHobbits SILVER, Lakeside, California
6 articles 1 photo 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
A pessimist is never disappointed.

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By Vespa PLATINUM
Portland, Oregon
Vespa PLATINUM, Portland, Oregon
21 articles 4 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return. <br /> ~Leonardo Da Vinci

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By Fate98 GOLD
Glasgow, Other
Fate98 GOLD, Glasgow, Other
11 articles 0 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life isn&rsquo;t about how popular you are&hellip; What girl or boy you are dating or who you know. Life is about always being true to who you are or what you believe in. Never let anyone convince you that their way is better than your way. In the end all we have is our hearts.. and our minds. This is the reason we sing.. this is the reason we cry&hellip; this is why we live.&quot; - Andy six&quot;