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Opinion
By StankaBug PLATINUM
MccOmb, Mississippi

The question that everyone seems to think they know the answer to is, "What really matters?". In reality, none of us actually know. Everyone has their own opinion about w...
StankaBug PLATINUM, MccOmb, Mississippi
32 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
"A man who can read and does not read good books is no different from a man who cannot read at all."


Opinion
By ajohnston34 BRONZE
Ballwin, Missouri
ajohnston34 BRONZE, Ballwin, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments
Pancho_Deli122 BRONZE, Evanston, Wyoming
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never eat before swimming

Opinion
By Yeshaya BRONZE
Midlothian, Virginia
Yeshaya BRONZE, Midlothian, Virginia
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
A hell of a lot of things happen. People change. Things change. And you might not like it. But you have to take it as it comes and keep going. And if ever you find yourself in a place that you cannot find a way out of, remember me. I will be there.

Opinion
By JackJules SILVER
Los Angeles, California
JackJules SILVER, Los Angeles, California
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
"I have a very pessimistic view of life. You should know this about me if we're gonna go out. You know, I - I feel that life is - is divided up into the horrible and the miserable. Those are the two categories, you know. The - the horrible would be like, um, I don't know, terminal cases, you know, and blind people, crippled. I don't know how they get through life. It's amazing to me. You know, and the miserable is everyone else. That's - that's - so - so - when you go through life - you should be thankful that you're miserable because you're very lucky to be miserable."

cabi816 GOLD, Greenville, South Carolina
14 articles 0 photos 1 comment
pochacco1014 BRONZE, Chandler, Arizona
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
Opinion
By JennJenn BRONZE
Bangor, Pennsylvania
JennJenn BRONZE, Bangor, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We all die. The goal isn&#039;t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.&quot; <br /> &mdash; Chuck Palahniuk

citygirl_tawni SILVER, Ottawa, Other
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments
citygirl_tawni SILVER, Ottawa, Other
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments