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By KayRae GOLD
Arlington Hts, Illinois

I imagine it was late spring and pollen was in the air. The old prom queen is digging up weeds. Claritin in one pocket Zyrtec in the other. After awhile of sneezing her...
KayRae GOLD, Arlington Hts, Illinois
14 articles 0 photos 20 comments

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It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.


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By KayRae GOLD
Arlington Hts, Illinois
KayRae GOLD, Arlington Hts, Illinois
14 articles 0 photos 20 comments

Favorite Quote:
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

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By 15corsackl SILVER
Gilford, New Hampshire
15corsackl SILVER, Gilford, New Hampshire
6 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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Talent will get you in the door. But character will keep you in the room.

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By V.Schwartz SILVER
Tomahawk, Wisconsin
V.Schwartz SILVER, Tomahawk, Wisconsin
7 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By SreejaKrishnamari BRONZE
Secunderabad, Other
SreejaKrishnamari BRONZE, Secunderabad, Other
2 articles 28 photos 10 comments
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By Amara-rose GOLD
Pendleton, Indiana
Amara-rose GOLD, Pendleton, Indiana
16 articles 0 photos 14 comments

Favorite Quote:
Let go and live.

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By SophieFloph PLATINUM
Seattle, Washington
SophieFloph PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
21 articles 3 photos 37 comments

Favorite Quote:
"Her stomach did a revengeful flop."

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By joebro SILVER
Compton, California
joebro SILVER, Compton, California
9 articles 0 photos 27 comments

Favorite Quote:
Dreams are like a box of chocolates, if you hold on and think about them for to long it will all start to melt away.

EmilytheBelleofA. DIAMOND, Athens, Georgia
81 articles 5 photos 1486 comments

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To love is to be vulnerable; Triumph is born out of struggle; We notice shadows most when they stand alone in the midst of overwhelming light.

MysticMusic ELITE, Waterloo, Other
116 articles 0 photos 118 comments

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&ldquo;You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.&rdquo; -Mae West<br /> &quot;It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things.&quot; - Leonardo Da Vinci