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By gconnor PLATINUM
Laplace, Louisiana

She's too young to know about such things. He's too tough to care about your feelings. They're too naive to know anything but themselves. Belittling sentences are tossed from perso...
gconnor PLATINUM, Laplace, Louisiana
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"Work until you no longer have to introduce yourself."


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By jeremyhart BRONZE
Wexford, Pennsylvania
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By Aust18 SILVER
Centennial, Colorado
Aust18 SILVER, Centennial, Colorado
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Here are the values that I stand for: honesty, equality, kindness, compassion, treating people the way you want to be treated and helping those in need. To me, those are traditional values.<br /> - Ellen DeGeneres

ChristineOnwenu GOLD, Detroit, Michigan
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By tabby GOLD
Waverly, Ohio
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goldenanthems SILVER, Somerset, New Jersey
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&quot;There are two basic motivating forces: fear and love. When we are afraid, we pull back from life. When we are in love, we open to all that life has to offer with passion, excitement, and acceptance. We need to learn to love ourselves first, in all our glory and imperfections. If we cannot love ourselves, we cannot fully open to our ability to love others or our potential to create. Evolution and all hopes for a better world rest in the fearlessness and open hearted vision of people who embrace life.&quot; - John Lennon