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#3141voted by our readers
By Krish_Lingala GOLD
New City, New York

Poop. Stupidhead. Shut up. Crap. D**n. Go**amn. S**t. B**ch. F**k. C**t. Fa**ot. Ni**er. At different points in our lives, each of these words holds an immense power over us and ou...
Krish_Lingala GOLD, New City, New York
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#3142 Opinion
By Jane_P PLATINUM
San Clemente, California
Jane_P PLATINUM, San Clemente, California
25 articles 0 photos 42 comments

Favorite Quote:
When asked about race...

"Well, when I went to the bathroom I was Russian, and when I came out I was Finnish."

or, alternatively:

"Irish I could tell you."

#3143 Opinion
Thinker PLATINUM, Na, Connecticut
47 articles 0 photos 82 comments

Favorite Quote:
A wise word does not make the speaker wise.

#3144 Opinion
By Buzzlive GOLD
New Delhi, Other
Buzzlive GOLD, New Delhi, Other
13 articles 4 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
For nobody stand by you, when you need them. Everybody is there when they need you. You are clearly stronger than you think.

AndyC2 SILVER, Westford, Massachusetts
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Logan Kelley BRONZE, Abernathy, Texas
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#3147 Opinion
By ahshockey2208 BRONZE
Hartland, Wisconsin
ahshockey2208 BRONZE, Hartland, Wisconsin
4 articles 0 photos 0 comments
HectorR BRONZE, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#3149 Opinion
By MagicMan20 SILVER
Peachtree City, Georgia
MagicMan20 SILVER, Peachtree City, Georgia
5 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Ray, people will come Ray. They'll come to Iowa for reasons they can't even fathom. They'll turn up your driveway not knowing for sure why they're doing it. They'll arrive at your door as innocent as children, longing for the past. Of course, we won't mind if you look around, you'll say. It's only $20 per person. They'll pass over the money without even thinking about it: for it is money they have and peace they lack. And they'll walk out to the bleachers; sit in shirtsleeves on a perfect afternoon. They'll find they have reserved seats somewhere along one of the baselines, where they sat when they were children and cheered their heroes. And they'll watch the game and it'll be as if they dipped themselves in magic waters. The memories will be so thick they'll have to brush them away from their faces. People will come Ray. The one constant through all the years, Ray, has been baseball. America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers. It has been erased like a blackboard, rebuilt and erased again. But baseball has marked the time. This field, this game: it's a part of our past, Ray. It reminds of us of all that once was good and it could be again. Oh... people will come Ray. People will most definitely come.