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Why Not? MAG
By Anthony Sammons BRONZE
Wilmington, Delaware

Do you want to go to the boys club where the ­testosterone lingers like garlic chicken leftovers? Do you want to go to McDonald’s where dreams and futures are ground up like the be...
Anthony Sammons BRONZE, Wilmington, Delaware
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By ArgonElement SILVER
The Woodlands, Texas
ArgonElement SILVER, The Woodlands, Texas
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Question Authority.

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AngelaAxelson GOLD, Littleton, Colorado
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&ldquo;Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> <br /> ― Dalai Lama XIV

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By John Vagas BRONZE
Canfield, Ohio
John Vagas BRONZE, Canfield, Ohio
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NikolIsk GOLD, Sarasota, Florida
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Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace. The soul that knows it not knows no release. From little things. Knows not the livid loneliness of fear, nor mountain heights where bitter joy can hear... the sound of wings. - Amelia Earhart

Dynamo DIAMOND, Lahore, Other
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I used to think falling in love would be personal. But it&#039;s all a big public show.

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AnyaL BRONZE, Moraga, California
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By alaalv SILVER
Glendale, Arizona
alaalv SILVER, Glendale, Arizona
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By crazy4music GOLD
Sewell, New Jersey
crazy4music GOLD, Sewell, New Jersey
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It&#039;s true that we don&#039;t know what we&#039;ve got until we lose it, but it&#039;s also true that we don&#039;t know what we&#039;ve been missing until it arrives.