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By chrisoulakat PLATINUM
Tinley Park, Illinois

Teenagers are so wrapped up in their lives, including I. We get so... selfish at times, and forget everything else. Like the earthquake in Haiti about a month ago, or homeless peop...
chrisoulakat PLATINUM, Tinley Park, Illinois
48 articles 10 photos 24 comments

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"Stop waiting and be free. Of me- put me deep inside you and then go out in the world and live. Love the world and yourself in it, move through it offers no resistance, as though the world is your natural element." -The Time Traveler's Wife


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By Lovestinks1395 GOLD
Plainfield, Illinois
Lovestinks1395 GOLD, Plainfield, Illinois
15 articles 0 photos 10 comments

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God save us everyone we will burn inside thefire of a thousand suns.

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By currently_liddell GOLD
Derry, New Hampshire
currently_liddell GOLD, Derry, New Hampshire
18 articles 0 photos 14 comments

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&ldquo;I can&#039;t go back to yesterday because I was a different person then.&rdquo; <br /> ― Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

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ScienceLover PLATINUM, Colden, New York
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By Lost_In_Space BRONZE
Mt. Prospect, Illinois
Lost_In_Space BRONZE, Mt. Prospect, Illinois
3 articles 0 photos 5 comments

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&ldquo;Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.&quot;<br /> -Albert Einstein

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By OnAndieAvenue GOLD
Fowlerville, Michigan
OnAndieAvenue GOLD, Fowlerville, Michigan
17 articles 1 photo 5 comments

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&quot;Everyone who lives will someday die and die alone. &quot;

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By blues_are.still_blue BRONZE
Southampton, Pennsylvania
blues_are.still_blue BRONZE, Southampton, Pennsylvania
3 articles 0 photos 109 comments

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This sentence is false.<br /> - Unknown

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By Floridagrl8 BRONZE
Centralia, Washington
Floridagrl8 BRONZE, Centralia, Washington
3 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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If you&#039;re trying to achieve, there will be roadblocks. I&#039;ve had them; everybody has had them. But obstacles don&#039;t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don&#039;t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.