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#4161voted by our readers
By SammyJane GOLD
Orlando, Florida

I am fully aware that I am not exempt from this. But it pisses me off when I come into contact with these moronic claims and.. Literally everything. In person, on the internet,...
SammyJane GOLD, Orlando, Florida
12 articles 0 photos 6 comments

Favorite Quote:
“None of us can undo what we’ve done, or relive a life already recorded. But if Professor Morris Schwartz taught me anything at all, it was this: there is no such thing as “too late” in life. He was changing until the day he said good-bye.”<br /> <br /> -Mitch Albom


#4162 Opinion
By Anonymous
#4163 Opinion
Yousmell-likealoser BRONZE, Belgium, Wisconsin
4 articles 5 photos 43 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Life may not always be what you want, but life is all you&#039;ve got; so stick a flower in your bellybutton and be happy!&quot;

#4164 Opinion
Hope Chatwin BRONZE, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
RightWingExtremist BRONZE, Riverton, Utah
4 articles 0 photos 40 comments

Favorite Quote:
Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn&#039;t pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.<br /> -Ronald Reagan

SedaMayy GOLD, Tucson, Arizona
16 articles 0 photos 1 comment

Favorite Quote:
Smart people rule the world,, pretty people decorate. ~ Mrs. Burlison&hearts;<br /> Discrimination is the worst form of hatred. ~ Mee [x

#4167 Opinion
By Cheeze1111 SILVER
Conifer, Colorado
Cheeze1111 SILVER, Conifer, Colorado
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;One man&#039;s craziness is one man&#039;s reality&quot;-Tim Burton

#4168 Opinion
By socially_awkward_unicorn BRONZE
Princeton Junction, New Jersey
socially_awkward_unicorn BRONZE, Princeton Junction, New Jersey
1 article 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Everyone is a genius, but if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its life believing it&#039;s stupid,&quot; -Albert Einstein

#4169 Opinion
JustinSmalls SILVER, New York, New York
9 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Trust, but verify

#4170 Opinion
By ajs1414 BRONZE
Wilmington, Massachusetts
ajs1414 BRONZE, Wilmington, Massachusetts
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments