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By paigejeary BRONZE
Flower Mound, Texas

Throughout my life, I have had many different experiences that have taught me useful life lessons, encouraged me to push forward through adversity, and help prepare me for my futur...
paigejeary BRONZE, Flower Mound, Texas
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By Tfortshering BRONZE
70 Drive, New York
Tfortshering BRONZE, 70 Drive, New York
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There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few will catch your heart. Pursue those.<br /> ~ Michael Nolan

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By jiggly SILVER
Hartland, Wisconsin
jiggly SILVER, Hartland, Wisconsin
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Porcellina SILVER, Oxford, Ohio
6 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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I believe that there is one story in the world, and only one.... Humans are caught -- in their lives, in their thoughts, in their hungers and ambitions, in their avarice and cruelty, and in their kindness and generosity too&mdash;in a net of good and evil... There is no other story. A man, after he has brushed off the dust and chips of his life, will have left only the hard, clean questions: Was it good or was it evil? Have I done well -- or ill?

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By bluestar1692 BRONZE
Lady Lake, Florida
bluestar1692 BRONZE, Lady Lake, Florida
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&quot; Responsibility is greater than life!&quot;

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By PhantomofBroadway GOLD
Cumberland, Rhode Island
PhantomofBroadway GOLD, Cumberland, Rhode Island
14 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
I may be small, but I&#039;ve got giant plans to shine as brightly as the sun. -Astonishing, Little Women the Musical<br /> It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. -Macbeth

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By Anonymous
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By Reesewa8 BRONZE
Temperance, Michigan
Reesewa8 BRONZE, Temperance, Michigan
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#1860 College Guide
By Anonymous