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By Johngonnella19 BRONZE
Parsippany, New Jersey

If you have ever watched the Olympics you probably have not realized that half of the athletes you watched have used performance enhancing drugs. For those who don't use these drug...
Johngonnella19 BRONZE, Parsippany, New Jersey
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IfLifeGivesYouLemons PLATINUM, Sacramento, California
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When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down 'happy'. They told me I didn't understand the assignment. I told them they didn't understand life

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By OrenK PLATINUM
Flushing, New York
OrenK PLATINUM, Flushing, New York
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"My teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I said happy. She said I didn't understand the assignment. I said she didn't understand life."- John Lennon

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By ShayleenBubbles BRONZE
Neosho, Missouri
ShayleenBubbles BRONZE, Neosho, Missouri
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I haven't failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that don't work.
-Thomas Alva Edison

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By LawHouts BRONZE
Brooklyn, New York
LawHouts BRONZE, Brooklyn, New York
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pancakebears GOLD, Staten Island, New York
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"'You're the one who says books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.'" — Inkheart

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By eunice_ykim SILVER
Ridgefield, New Jersey
eunice_ykim SILVER, Ridgefield, New Jersey
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By Courtney Cartier BRONZE
Nashua, New Hampshire
Courtney Cartier BRONZE, Nashua, New Hampshire
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