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By zoegoldman BRONZE
Manhattan Beach, California

American author and psychologist Daniel Goleman once said, “There is perhaps no psychological skill more fundamental than resisting impulse.” Goleman's quote expresses...
zoegoldman BRONZE, Manhattan Beach, California
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By Randhika BRONZE
Lutherville, Maryland
Randhika BRONZE, Lutherville, Maryland
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I wanted a perfect ending. Now I&#039;ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don&#039;t rhyme, and some stories don&#039;t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what&#039;s going to happen next.<br /> Delicious Ambiguity.&rdquo; <br /> ― Gilda Radner

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By 16charbonneaum BRONZE
Mendon, Massachusetts
16charbonneaum BRONZE, Mendon, Massachusetts
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By toto1601 BRONZE
Springs Co., Colorado
toto1601 BRONZE, Springs Co., Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I am so clever that sometimes I don&#039;t understand a single word of what I am saying.&rdquo; <br /> ― Oscar Wilde<br /> <br /> &ldquo;You know you&#039;re in love when you can&#039;t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.&rdquo; <br /> ― Dr. Seuss<br /> <br /> &ldquo;It is better to remain silent at the risk of being thought a fool, than to talk and remove all doubt of it.&rdquo; <br /> ― Maurice Switzer

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By jacked_up_sharpie GOLD
Fort Worth, Texas
jacked_up_sharpie GOLD, Fort Worth, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;Talk when you are angry, and you&#039;ll make the best speech you&#039;ll ever regret.&quot;

colby4321 BRONZE, Houston, Texas
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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. <br /> -Friedrich Nietzsche

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DavidEom BRONZE, Fort Lee, New Jersey
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By LondonEye DIAMOND
Randolph, New Jersey
LondonEye DIAMOND, Randolph, New Jersey
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