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By steffdawgg SILVER
Calumet, Michigan

There's nothing quite like the girl all of women desire to be. The one who gets all the attention, and the one who seems to have a incredible amount of confidence. The overly-...
steffdawgg SILVER, Calumet, Michigan
7 articles 27 photos 52 comments

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"You miss 100% of the shots you never take" -Wayne Gretsky


Nelu96 GOLD, Windhoek, Other
10 articles 0 photos 19 comments

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"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."- George Bernard Shaw

Amybriege SILVER, Cambridge, Other
5 articles 0 photos 3 comments

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How happy is the blameless vestal&#039;s lot!<br /> The world forgetting, by the world forgot.<br /> Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!<br /> Each pray&#039;r accepted, and each wish resigned.

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HumanTrafficking BRONZE, Felton, Pennsylvania
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Kat1712 GOLD, Rockwall, Texas
11 articles 0 photos 5 comments

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Inspiration is something that starts with someone else&#039;s story, ends with your own, and has a blurry line in between.

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Mariam.J GOLD, Dubai, Other
16 articles 0 photos 72 comments

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I don&#039;t have many favourite quotes , though I do love the truth that &#039;change is constant .&#039;<br /> For you , a thousand times over - Hassan , The Kite Runner<br /> If you want to leave footprints in the sands of time , don&#039;t drag your feet - Rudyard Kipling

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By indiegreeneyes SILVER
Jackson, Mississippi
indiegreeneyes SILVER, Jackson, Mississippi
5 articles 2 photos 0 comments

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&quot;Better to write for yourself and have no public, than write for the public and have no self.&quot;<br /> -- Cyril Connolly

about-those-heroes BRONZE, Franklin, Tennessee
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chrissychris2270117 SILVER, Flushing, New York
8 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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&quot;There is always going to be thunder, lightning and rain it just matters how you use your umbrella to get to that rainbow.&quot;