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A figure stands bathed in light from an opening between two mountains. The figure is walking toward more mountains in the foreground. A quote reads: “Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds." - Malcolm Gladwell

“Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people would give up on after thirty seconds.”
Malcolm Gladwell

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An artistic rendering of a figure that appears to stand upon a sea of stars, before a sea of stars. The quote reads: “One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

One Ought

An artistic rendering of a figure standing on an upwardly curving horizon. The figure is silhouetted by the sun. The quote reads: First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out — because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak out for me. Martin Niemöller

I Was Not

An artistic rendering of two figures walking down the center of a road to an illuminated opening. The quote reads: "I would unite with anybody to do right; and with nobody to do wrong." Frederick Douglass

Unite

A fantastical artistic rendering of a figure before a round lighted portal and a tree trunk that rises into a round light. The quote reads: "As an afterthought, it seems hardly proper to write of life without once mentioning happiness; so we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?" Hunter S. Thompson, 1955

Happiness

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Find Things

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The Alien Life, one panel Comic. Two aliens are standing to the left of a third alien. The third alien has one eye. The caption reads: “Well, we aren’t in the land of the blind, are we, Mr. Thinks He's King.”

Thinks He’s King

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. An alien is getting away from the ocean fast with a worried look. Behind him is a weird human looking figure emerging from the water. The caption reads: York wasn't hanging around. Everyone knew the humanish couldn't cause much damage in the water. But once they hit the beach, look out.

Hit The Beach

The Alien Life, one panel Comic. A building with one door in the front has a CCTV camera on the roof. The camera is bigger than the building. The caption reads: The newly installed CCTV camera was negatively affecting attendance at the Privacy Matters clubhouse.

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The Alien Life, one panel Comic. Two aliens are standing beside each other. One is tall and skinny and the other is short. The tall one looks proud of himself and the short one looks surprised. The caption reads: Ollie knew he was no genius, but Stan's claims of dominating Sumo training didn't seem right.

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An artistic rendering of a figure that appears to stand upon a sea of stars, before a sea of stars. The quote reads: “One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words.” Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

One Ought

An artistic rendering of a figure standing on an upwardly curving horizon. The figure is silhouetted by the sun. The quote reads: First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a communist; Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a socialist; Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out — because I was not a trade unionist; Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out — because I was not a Jew; Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak out for me. Martin Niemöller

I Was Not

An artistic rendering of two figures walking down the center of a road to an illuminated opening. The quote reads: "I would unite with anybody to do right; and with nobody to do wrong." Frederick Douglass

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A fantastical artistic rendering of a figure before a round lighted portal and a tree trunk that rises into a round light. The quote reads: "As an afterthought, it seems hardly proper to write of life without once mentioning happiness; so we shall let the reader answer this question for himself: who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?" Hunter S. Thompson, 1955

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