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By esteinberg9 BRONZE
Wayne,

Going to school on a Monday is like listening to a song too much—eventually you know all the words. If there was a song for Mondays at Wayne Valley it would go something l...
esteinberg9 BRONZE, Wayne,
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PhilosophersandCheese BRONZE, Cupertino,
4 articles 0 photos 5 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Being crazy isn't enough"
- Dr. Seuss

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By jackchase PLATINUM
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
jackchase PLATINUM, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
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By Belle412 BRONZE
Los Angeles, California
Belle412 BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
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Favorite Quote:
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
-Washington Irving

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By Belle412 BRONZE
Los Angeles, California
Belle412 BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
“There is a sacredness in tears. They are not a mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition and of unspeakable love.”
-Washington Irving

Noctiluca GOLD, Hyderabad, Other
10 articles 1 photo 23 comments

Favorite Quote:
"While some seek to find themselves, I shall seek to create myself."

MormonMan BRONZE, Kaysville, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”
― Henry David Thoreau, Walden

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By RosieRivtr PLATINUM
Fountain Hills, Arizona
RosieRivtr PLATINUM, Fountain Hills, Arizona
22 articles 0 photos 46 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Be the change you want to see in the world"
------Ghandi

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By erinmwhitten BRONZE
Revere, Massachusetts
erinmwhitten BRONZE, Revere, Massachusetts
3 articles 1 photo 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

Tiffany Chou BRONZE, San Marino, California
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