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By KaiLeena PLATINUM
Fort Wayne, Indiana

How do you know what you want if you don't think about it? How do you search for who you are if you don't try. You have to stop and think. Turn around and take time to blink. Lif...
KaiLeena PLATINUM, Fort Wayne, Indiana
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"He’s not perfect. You aren’t either, and the two of you will never be perfect. But if he can make you laugh at least once, causes you to think twice, and if he admits to being human and making mistakes, hold onto him and give him the most you can. He isn’t going to quote poetry, he’s not thinking about you every moment, but he will give you a part of him that he knows you could break. Don’t hurt him, don’t change him, and don’t expect for more than he can give. Don’t analyze. Smile when he makes you happy, yell when he makes you mad, and miss him when he’s not there. Love hard when there is love to be had. Because perfect guys don’t exist, but there’s always one guy that is perfect for you."
— Bob Marley


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rreinhardt BRONZE, Cincinnati, Ohio
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By flexiballetgirl GOLD
Windsor, Massachusetts
flexiballetgirl GOLD, Windsor, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed.
Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style.

~ Fred Astaire

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By Prisoner24601 SILVER
New Malden, Other
Prisoner24601 SILVER, New Malden, Other
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"But Brutus says he was ambitious,
And Brutus is an honourable man." ~William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar

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By Madddieb25 BRONZE
Colona, Illinois
Madddieb25 BRONZE, Colona, Illinois
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"Never trust a man in a big white van"

Natasha Cole BRONZE, Coppell, Texas
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