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By WhereItAllEndedJazzy BRONZE
Killeen, Texas

", Susan, when I grow up I want to be a singer!" I'd always tell my aunt graciously waiting for a positive reply. ", You'll never be good enough for that....
WhereItAllEndedJazzy BRONZE, Killeen, Texas
4 articles 1 photo 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Roll down those sleeves,<br /> Don&#039;t let the pain show,<br /> Your as strong as can be,<br /> Smile and let the whole world know that you just don&#039;t care.&quot;<br /> -ABR


PenInHand06 BRONZE, Urbana, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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&quot;I didn&#039;t pay much attention to the whistles and whoops, in fact, I didn&#039;t quite hear them. I was full of a strange feeling, as if I were two people. One of them was Norma Jeane from the orphanage who belonged to nobody; the other was someone whose name I didn&#039;t know. But I knew where she belonged; she belonged to the ocean and the sky and the whole world.&quot;<br /> Marilyn Monroe

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By Ellawind PLATINUM
Seattle, Washington
Ellawind PLATINUM, Seattle, Washington
40 articles 0 photos 77 comments

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What doesn&#039;t kill you only makes you stronger.<br /> <br /> Don&#039;t let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game.<br /> <br /> Dream like you will live forever, live like you will die today.

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By Extremitiesofhope BRONZE
Adelphi, Maryland
Extremitiesofhope BRONZE, Adelphi, Maryland
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Dream as if you&#039;ll live forever, live as if you&#039;ll die today.&rdquo; -James Dean

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By Sheila Naughton BRONZE
Arlington Heights, Illinois
Sheila Naughton BRONZE, Arlington Heights, Illinois
2 articles 0 photos 1 comment
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By MiraA BRONZE
Park City, Utah
MiraA BRONZE, Park City, Utah
4 articles 0 photos 3 comments
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By Number_One_Mommy GOLD
Springfield, Oregon
Number_One_Mommy GOLD, Springfield, Oregon
10 articles 14 photos 80 comments

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&quot; Your Only Out Of The Game, When You Take Yourself Out!&quot;<br /> -My Daddy

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By EmilytheAuthor DIAMOND
St. Francisville, Louisiana
EmilytheAuthor DIAMOND, St. Francisville, Louisiana
55 articles 20 photos 10 comments

Favorite Quote:
Be who you are and say what you feel because those that mind don&#039;t matter, and those that matter don&#039;t mind. -dr. seuss

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By yuna_uchiha BRONZE
Littleton, Colorado
yuna_uchiha BRONZE, Littleton, Colorado
3 articles 0 photos 1 comment

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i love beuty.