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By Andrea Morris GOLD
Waynesboro, Virginia

GRABBER: While most people look at graffiti as a crime, I see it for what it truly is; communication. “I decided to spray paint Capital Radio and the BBC headquarters with “White r...
Andrea Morris GOLD, Waynesboro, Virginia
11 articles 137 photos 94 comments

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Mermaidmissy SILVER, Las Vegas, Nevada
8 articles 0 photos 136 comments
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By LilMess PLATINUM
Key Colony Beach, Florida
LilMess PLATINUM, Key Colony Beach, Florida
25 articles 0 photos 11 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everything we do we are bound to repeat. Thus, excellence is not a chance but a habit.

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By BeeForever SILVER
Nezperce, Idaho
BeeForever SILVER, Nezperce, Idaho
5 articles 0 photos 9 comments

Favorite Quote:
"My words fly up, my thoughts remain below: Words without thoughts never to heaven go."

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By RachelAndersen96 SILVER
Rolling Meadows, Illinois
RachelAndersen96 SILVER, Rolling Meadows, Illinois
6 articles 12 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
You give up your childhood. You miss proms and games and high-school events, and people say it&#039;s awful... I say it was a good trade. You miss something but I think I gained more than I lost. Mary Lou Retton.<br /> <br /> Another quote by her: Each one of us ha&quot;Each one of us has a fire in our heart for something. It&#039;s our goal in life to find it and keep it lit.&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

Favorite Quote:
This sentence is false.<br /> - Unknown

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By xJuneBugx BRONZE
Plymouth, Massachusetts
xJuneBugx BRONZE, Plymouth, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 14 comments
fortheloveofwriting GOLD, A Place, Oklahoma
11 articles 13 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life.&quot; <br /> ~Pablo Picasso <br /> <br /> <br /> Love is patient, love is kind; it does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.<br /> 1 Corinthians 13:4<br /> A man&#039;s ways are his own, but the LORD weighs the heart.

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