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Back of The Class

September 16, 2009
By writerscramp PLATINUM, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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writerscramp PLATINUM, Green Bay, Wisconsin
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Anyone who says winning isn&#039;t everything,<br /> Has won nothing.<br /> ``Mia Hamm

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I don't sit quite in the back, i guess. But I certinly don't want to draw attention to myself.

I guess I'm "smart". Yeah, I understand concepts easier, read faster while comprehending, but thats their definition of smart.

Book smart is one thing, thats a nerd. No, I am not a nerd. But I don't hang out with those people who reject smart people, either.

I think the old man who's seen the world, fought in the war, and knows the difference between honor, and ambition, but never attended college, is wiser than the man who went to college for four years, and sits behind a desk all day.

Wisdom is what I seek,
Knowledge is what i pocess,
Ambition is the drive.

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Gettysburg63 PLATINUM said...
on Dec. 30 2010 at 12:20 pm
Gettysburg63 PLATINUM, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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&quot;If you are going to win any battle, you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do... the body is never tired if the mind is not tired.&quot; -General George S. Patton

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Great job fellow Wisconsinite
Serendipity_Pen GOLD said...
on Sep. 11 2010 at 12:09 pm
Serendipity_Pen GOLD, Shakopee, Minnesota
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&quot;The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible.&quot;<br /> ~ Arthur C. Clarke<br /> &quot;Better to remain silent and thought a fool then to speak and remove all doubt.&quot; ~Abraham Lincoln

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Wow, that was really good.

 

writerscramp PLATINUM said...
on Jul. 7 2010 at 1:51 pm
writerscramp PLATINUM, Green Bay, Wisconsin
33 articles 0 photos 130 comments

Favorite Quote:
Anyone who says winning isn&#039;t everything,<br /> Has won nothing.<br /> ``Mia Hamm

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I know. I did the misspellings and grammatical on purpose. It is to show that even if you aren't super good  at voicing your thoughts, they are still valid. So thanks for pointing that out. God Bless!

Keep writting til you can't anymore,

Then pick up your pen and write some more!

~Writerscramp

Nimthiriel SILVER said...
on May. 2 2010 at 1:29 pm
Nimthiriel SILVER, Holland, Michigan
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&quot;I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so.&quot; -Stephen Leacock

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Wow. That was great.
Anonymous said...
on Feb. 25 2010 at 8:11 am
(And the irony here, of course, is that I myself misspelled "grammatical." How tactless of me.)
Anonymous said...
on Feb. 25 2010 at 8:09 am
I appreciate the message you've intended. You strike at the heart of what a lot of people tend to miss. But, as future advice, if you're claiming "smartness" you'd do well not to riddle your submissions with misspellings and gramattical errors.
Heart SILVER said...
on Jan. 6 2010 at 10:37 pm
Heart SILVER, Arcadia, California
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Whoa, I like how you said it..You are full of wisdom for realizing all of this :D
Fangz PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 28 2009 at 10:30 pm
Fangz PLATINUM, Ware, Massachusetts
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Favorite Quote:
In necessariis unitas, in dubiis libertas, in omnibus caritas.

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Here here! *raises glass*
writerscramp PLATINUM said...
on Sep. 24 2009 at 7:28 pm
writerscramp PLATINUM, Green Bay, Wisconsin
33 articles 0 photos 130 comments

Favorite Quote:
Anyone who says winning isn&#039;t everything,<br /> Has won nothing.<br /> ``Mia Hamm

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Thank you! I really appreciate it!
brezec said...
on Sep. 24 2009 at 6:48 pm
I really enjoyed reading this. The last three lines, "Wisdom is what I seek, knowledge is what I possess, ambition is the drive," I believe, holds a deep meaning. You can have all the knowledge in the world but without the wisdom to put it to good use, it is worthless. The author also does an amazing job defining the difference between being "book smart" and having wisdom and real world experience. There were a few small errors but, all in all, it was an insightful article.
Pokoh BRONZE said...
on Sep. 24 2009 at 10:31 am
Pokoh BRONZE, St.Thomas, Other
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That's really true I feel the same way.