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By Anonymous

It was an ordinary week day; I woke up and dragged my feet while getting ready for school. As I got off the bus I met with my friends as we talked about our daily gossip. The bell...

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By rellamell BRONZE
Los Angeles, California
rellamell BRONZE, Los Angeles, California
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Minji BRONZE, Concord, New Hampshire
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"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart." -Anne Frank

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sleeping_smarts10 SILVER, Springfield, Virginia
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear. <br /> Mark Twain<br /> <br /> &quot;You did in your twenties what you knew how to do. And when you knew better, you did better. And you should not be judged for the person who you were, but for the person you are trying to be and the woman that you are now.&quot;<br /> --Maya Angelou speaking to Oprah Winfrey

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By Christophermus BRONZE
Chatsworth, California
Christophermus BRONZE, Chatsworth, California
4 articles 3 photos 0 comments

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&quot;Sweg.&quot;

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the-unrehearsed GOLD, Calgary, Other
18 articles 2 photos 34 comments

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All the world&#039;s a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.

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By HumeraThahur SILVER
Yanbu Industrial City, Other
HumeraThahur SILVER, Yanbu Industrial City, Other
5 articles 0 photos 4 comments

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If you want your dreams to come true, don&#039;t sleep.

BreathInAndOut PLATINUM, London, Ohio
21 articles 0 photos 5 comments

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&quot;People cry, not because they&#039;re weak. It&#039;s because they&#039;ve been strong for too long&quot;

EllenMC GOLD, Boulder, Colorado
12 articles 1 photo 2 comments

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Excerpt from Calvin and Hobbes:<br /> Calvin asks Mom: &quot;Why are you crying?&quot;<br /> Mom: &quot;I&#039;m cutting an onion.&quot;<br /> Calvin: &quot;Life must be hard when you start anthropomorphizing your vegetables.&quot;