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By mjVAL SILVER
San José, Other

Transcendental. That is the only way to describe the video. It is 10 years late, I know. But it still counts. It is unbelievable how a 13 year old can say so openly what we ignore,...
mjVAL SILVER, San José, Other
5 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&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


listeningtostars GOLD, Kirkland, Washington
11 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
&quot;You know one me. Just like I know one you. But you can&#039;t know every me. And I can&#039;t know every you.&quot; -David Levithan

madianne BRONZE, Sacramento, California
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By Bryce1231 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Bryce1231 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
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Opinion
By Bryce1231 SILVER
Cannon Falls, Minnesota
Bryce1231 SILVER, Cannon Falls, Minnesota
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Michaela95 GOLD, Cape Town, Other
10 articles 1 photo 12 comments

Favorite Quote:
The way you do anything, is the way you do everything

Opinion
Sunshine15 PLATINUM, Modi&#39in, Other
20 articles 0 photos 18 comments

Favorite Quote:
Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, nothing else ever has. ~Margaret Mead

Opinion
By Jaquaylalawson BRONZE
West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Jaquaylalawson BRONZE, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;The time is always right to do what is right.&quot; -Martin Luther King Jr.

15donatom GOLD, Milford, Massachusetts
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