“The highest form of peace is having no desire to be seen, validated or understood by anyone.” — Epictetus

Visiting Como Zoo's sloth, tiger, polar bear, & sea lions while admiring the Washed Ashore & Sparky sea lion sculptures.

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Yesterday, I went to the Mall of America to do something silly: ride a roller coaster with over a thousand other people, all named Ryan. We started gathering in the East Rotunda around 5:45, and we finally

“I was reminded that when we lose and I strike out, a billion people in China don’t care.” — Reggie Jackson

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” — Jackie Robinson

“Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth.” — Muhammad Ali

“I think that the good and the great are only separated by the willingness to sacrifice.” — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

“To be led by a fool is to be led by the opportunists who control the fool.” — Octavia Butler

“Either America will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.” — W. E. B. Du Bois

“The lesser the friends, the lesser the chances of betrayal.” — Tupac Shakur

“A man who stands for nothing will fall for anything.” — Malcolm X

“I read that heavy drinking is bad for your health. I decided I better stop reading.” — Charles Barkley

“Your mind is your weapon. Load your weapon.” — Immortal Technique

“If you don’t fail, you’re not even trying.” — Denzel Washington

“In politics, an organized minority is a political majority.” — Jesse Jackson

“One chance is all you need.” — Jesse Owens

“The silence of the good people is more dangerous than the brutality of the bad people.” — Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Slavery is white history. How we survived it is Black history.” — Malcolm Jamal Warner