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By PhotographyPhilosophy BRONZE
Munster, Indiana

I could never begin to understand the phrase, "You're too old for that," or "That's for little kids." Youth, something so great, is to be embraced, an...
PhotographyPhilosophy BRONZE, Munster, Indiana
4 articles 6 photos 2 comments

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"Growing older does not mean narrowing the imagination."


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By Bichara BRONZE
Monterrey, Other
Bichara BRONZE, Monterrey, Other
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justinWilliams BRONZE, Mansfield, Ohio
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"Music is my life but the lyrics are my story" - Unknown

The_Blackest_Rose PLATINUM, Joliet, Montana
31 articles 19 photos 41 comments

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"History is the fiction we invent to convince ourselves that events are knowable and life has order and direction." --Calvin and Hobbes

Maryk PLATINUM, Waterford, Michigan
22 articles 1 photo 66 comments

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"The ability to learn is greater than the ability to teach." - Arnold Jacobs
"He who slays monsters will become a monster himself"-Nietzsche
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot nothing is going to get better its not"-Dr.Suess
“They are poor, especially for the player, I think it is very difficult to have auditions and find a suitable way to judge, because we have a great many talented players to choose from. This means a lot of heartbreak for the people who are very capable.”-Arnold Jacobs, Teacher and Tuba Player

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By katiebeth___ SILVER
Richmond, Virginia
katiebeth___ SILVER, Richmond, Virginia
8 articles 0 photos 18 comments

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Que sera, sera.:)

sammiisweetheart SILVER, Linden, New Jersey
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Dull moments do not exist in life.

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By Gettysburg63 PLATINUM
Waukesha, Wisconsin
Gettysburg63 PLATINUM, Waukesha, Wisconsin
23 articles 1 photo 42 comments

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"If you are going to win any battle, you have to do one thing. You have to make the mind run the body. Never let the body tell the mind what to do... the body is never tired if the mind is not tired." -General George S. Patton

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By GageKing GOLD
Owatonna, Minnesota
GageKing GOLD, Owatonna, Minnesota
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"The only way to find true happiness is to risk being completely cut open. Sure, everybody wants to play God, but for me it's a full-time job. What you don't understand, you can make mean anything." Jeferree Star

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