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By gro_cam BRONZE
Corsica, South Dakota

They surround us everyday. They prey on our every flaw. They make us go crazy, so you can join the others that are already pleading insanity. They are a silent killer that slaug...
gro_cam BRONZE, Corsica, South Dakota
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won&#039;t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It&#039;s not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. <br /> ((From the movie Coach Carter))


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Taytay, Rizal, Other
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By Act4life33 BRONZE
Belmar, California
Act4life33 BRONZE, Belmar, California
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&quot;I&#039;m throughout excepting limits, cause someone says they are so, some things I can not change but till I try I&#039;ll never know! Too long I have been afraid of losing love I guess I lost, well if that&#039;s love it comes at much to high a cost,&quot;- Wicked

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By soulwrittten GOLD
Rancho Cucamonga, California
soulwrittten GOLD, Rancho Cucamonga, California
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