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#2751voted by our readers
By SIXX6 BRONZE
Reading, Other

You can tell yourself life will get better all you want, but in reality the problems manifest into different situations. Each one wounding just as deep, like a wave knocking you...
SIXX6 BRONZE, Reading, Other
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

Favorite Quote:
Stand up for what you believe in even if that means standing alone.


#2753 Opinion
By Randhika BRONZE
Lutherville, Maryland
Randhika BRONZE, Lutherville, Maryland
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments

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

#2754 Opinion
By toto1601 BRONZE
Springs Co., Colorado
toto1601 BRONZE, Springs Co., Colorado
4 articles 0 photos 14 comments

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

#2755 Opinion
By jacked_up_sharpie GOLD
Fort Worth, Texas
jacked_up_sharpie GOLD, Fort Worth, Texas
13 articles 0 photos 17 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;Talk when you are angry, and you&#039;ll make the best speech you&#039;ll ever regret.&quot;

#2756 Opinion
By JayPowell BRONZE
Detroit, Michigan
JayPowell BRONZE, Detroit, Michigan
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#2757 Opinion
By jessicaayn BRONZE
Alexander, North Carolina
jessicaayn BRONZE, Alexander, North Carolina
1 article 6 photos 3 comments
#2758 Opinion
By Emily Crow BRONZE
Bellaire, Ohio
Emily Crow BRONZE, Bellaire, Ohio
1 article 0 photos 0 comments
#2759 Opinion
By Vallichor SILVER
Bloomington, Indiana
Vallichor SILVER, Bloomington, Indiana
7 articles 0 photos 31 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone goes through hardships, we just have different stories.

#2760 Opinion
By amyh1 BRONZE
Highlands Ranch, Colorado
amyh1 BRONZE, Highlands Ranch, Colorado
2 articles 0 photos 0 comments