Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and *look* for trouble.

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The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in the American society. - John Lewis

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If you're brilliant and open-minded, you can start at the top.

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Beauty is everywhere. You only have to look to see it. — Bob Ross

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I’d rather be optimistic and a fool, than pessimistic and right. – Author unknown

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If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden. — Frances Hodgson Burnett

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History isn't something you look back at and say it was inevitable, it happens because people make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive and of the moment, but those moments are cumulative realities.- Marsha P. Johnson

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When you look at the world, the world isn't just one palette. It's a beautiful rainbow, and why not have someone to represent that rainbow? -Joan Smalls

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Pessimism leads to weakness. Optimism leads to power. — William James

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The stars don't look bigger, but they do look brighter. - Sally Ride

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