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Opinion
By maxyz BRONZE
Victoria, Columbia

H.L. Menken, an American journalist and cultural critic, once wrote that “the average man does not want to be free; he wants to be safe.” This sentiment is outdated...
maxyz BRONZE, Victoria, Columbia
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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If you don't go out and build your dream, somebody else is going to hire you to build theirs.


kskpillai SILVER, Trivandrum, Other
5 articles 0 photos 7 comments

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"It is our choices, Harry, that show us who we truly are, far more than our abilities."

Opinion
By Anonymous
QuaziTMunir BRONZE, Chittagong, Other
4 articles 1 photo 3 comments

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There may be people who are more talented you, but there's no excuse for anyone to work harder than you do. - Derek Jeter

sophiefriedberg BRONZE, Pacific Palisades, California
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
ABlackRaven SILVER, Mason, Texas
8 articles 2 photos 0 comments

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&quot;Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution.&quot;<br /> Albert Einstein

NairaB PLATINUM, Calgary, Alberta
43 articles 1 photo 0 comments

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&ldquo;It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.&rdquo; ― Harry Potter and the Sorcerer&rsquo;s Stone

Opinion
WarZone PLATINUM, Rockledge, Florida
45 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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The purpose of literature is to turn blood into ink. - T.s Eliot<br /> <br /> Sometime only paper will listen to you.-Unknown

emilyguse BRONZE, Sugar Land, Texas
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it&#039;s the only thing that ever has.<br /> -Margaret Mead