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By LegendKeeper DIAMOND
Unadilla, New York

I saw the headline- "Most Influential". My curiosity was roused, and I clicked on the link. The article listed several people, the number one being Beyonce. I didn't...
LegendKeeper DIAMOND, Unadilla, New York
60 articles 2 photos 48 comments

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"What is impossible with man is possible with God." Luke 18:27


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By emcnich SILVER
Longmont, Colorado
emcnich SILVER, Longmont, Colorado
5 articles 2 photos 1 comment
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By KarlMarx BRONZE
Monroe, Georgia
KarlMarx BRONZE, Monroe, Georgia
2 articles 5 photos 3 comments

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"The power of one man doesn't amount to much. But, however little strength I'm capable of... I'll do everything humanly possible to protect the people I love, and in turn they'll protect the ones they love. It seems like the least we tiny humans can do for each other." Hiromu

camdyn_anders BRONZE, Oswego, Illinois
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

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one fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish

trenchquinn BRONZE, St. Catharines, Other
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By MargaretS11597 BRONZE
Anonymous, Rhode Island
MargaretS11597 BRONZE, Anonymous, Rhode Island
1 article 0 photos 2 comments

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Either write things worth reading or do things worth the writing<br /> -Benjamin Franklin

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By sarahmcmurtry SILVER
Strawberry Point, Iowa
sarahmcmurtry SILVER, Strawberry Point, Iowa
9 articles 1 photo 21 comments

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Sometimes it takes something horrible to realize something wonderful.

smalltownshorty BRONZE, Amana, Iowa
2 articles 0 photos 15 comments

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There is something I don&#039;t know<br /> That I am supposed to know.<br /> I don&#039;t know what it is I don&#039;t know,<br /> And yet am supposed to know,<br /> And I feel I look stupid<br /> If I seem both not to know<br /> And not to know what it is I don&#039;t know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend I know it.<br /> This is nerve-wracking<br /> Since I don&#039;t know what I must pretend<br /> To know.<br /> <br /> Therefore, I pretend to know everything.<br /> <br /> I feel you know what I am supposed to know<br /> But you can&#039;t tell me what it is<br /> Because you don&#039;t know what I don&#039;t know<br /> What it is.<br /> <br /> You may know what I don&#039;t know, but not<br /> That I don&#039;t know it.<br /> And I can&#039;t tell you. So you will have<br /> To tell me everything.<br /> <br /> - R. D. Lang in Knots

StevenH1028 SILVER, Fort Worth, Texas
7 articles 0 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I promise not to make age an issue in this campaign. I will not make an issue out of my opponent&#039;s youth and inexperience.&quot;-Ronald Reagan

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By jack G BRONZE
Kansas City, Missouri
jack G BRONZE, Kansas City, Missouri
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments