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By CobaltMayhem BRONZE
Richland, Washington

I remember a day in eighth grade when our science teacher, hoping to kill some time at the end of the school year, showed the class a video attempting to explain String Theory. As...
CobaltMayhem BRONZE, Richland, Washington
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&ldquo;There is no need to sally forth, for it remains true that those things which make us human are, curiously enough, always close at hand. Resolve then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving and tiny blasts of tinny trumpets, we shall meet the Enemy, and not only may he be ours, he may be us.&rdquo;<br /> --Walt Kelly


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By lizzybooboo BRONZE
Tustin, California
lizzybooboo BRONZE, Tustin, California
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JenJen17 BRONZE, Folsom, California
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&quot;Everything that is, or was, started out with a dream.&quot; -Lavagirl

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By ZookTheGnome SILVER
Zanesville, Indiana
ZookTheGnome SILVER, Zanesville, Indiana
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You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.<br /> ~ James A. Froude

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By golden29 BRONZE
Tustin, California
golden29 BRONZE, Tustin, California
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He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. -Friedrich Nietzsche

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By Cassandra Lalal BRONZE
Valley Stream, New York
Cassandra Lalal BRONZE, Valley Stream, New York
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