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By mjVAL SILVER
San José, Other

My country is at the edge of a cliff, at the last second before a leap of faith. We stand before a choice between changing drastically the way things have been moving up until the...
mjVAL SILVER, San José, Other
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&ldquo;Try to imagine a life without timekeeping. You probably can&rsquo;t. You know the month, the year, the day of the week. There is a clock on your wall or the dashboard of your car. You have a schedule, a calendar, a time for dinner or a movie. Yet all around you, timekeeping is ignored. Birds are not late. A dog does not check its watch. Deer do not fret over passing birthdays. Man alone measures time. Man alone chimes the hour. And, because of this, man alone suffers a paralyzing fear that no other creature endures. A fear of time running out.&rdquo;<br /> ― Mitch Albom, The Time Keeper


politicalswag321 BRONZE, Rockladge, Florida
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something about the invisible hand or something by Milton friedman

westennis SILVER, Houston, Texas
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Corcoran123 BRONZE, Fairbanks, Alaska
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By lms220 BRONZE
Hartland, Wisconsin
lms220 BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
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&quot;If life gives you lemons, make orange juice and let the world wonder how you did it.&quot;

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jfhare BRONZE, Miami Beach, Florida
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By mylifeasapincushion GOLD
Redlands, California
mylifeasapincushion GOLD, Redlands, California
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&quot;Extremist have shown what frightens them most: A girl with a book&quot;<br /> -Malala Yousafzai

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By Danny Carney BRONZE
Wilmington, Massachusetts
Danny Carney BRONZE, Wilmington, Massachusetts
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