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By anegrete BRONZE
Lenexa, Kansas

Power should move from the bottom up, instead, people are told what to dislike, who to hate, what they should think, and someone minimizes any useful form of debate....
anegrete BRONZE, Lenexa, Kansas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and -- in spite of True Romance magazines -- we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely -- at least, not all the time -- but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don&#039;t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.&quot;<br /> &mdash; Hunter S. Thompson


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Nancy317 BRONZE, Houston , Texas
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By jonathanhernan3z GOLD
Southborough, Massachusetts
jonathanhernan3z GOLD, Southborough, Massachusetts
15 articles 10 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.

dvoraz BRONZE, NEW YORK, New York
4 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;After the game, the pawn and the king go into the same box.&quot; - Italian proverb

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casey_a_r BRONZE, Coventry, Rhode Island
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Once the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will be at peace.

#498 Opinion
Greta Stawicki BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments
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By windswift DIAMOND
Arvada, Colorado
windswift DIAMOND, Arvada, Colorado
80 articles 0 photos 91 comments

Favorite Quote:
let it burn, suffering teaches the soul; let it grow, love nourishes the heart.

#500 Opinion
By Anonymous