Michelle Gamboa

“In order for slavery to work, in order for us to buy, sell, beat, and trade people like animals, Americans had to completely dehumanize slaves. And whether we directly participated in that or were simply a member of a culture that at one time normalized that behavior, it shaped us. We can’t undo that level of dehumanizing in one or two generations. I believe Black Lives Matter is a movement to rehumanize black citizens. All lives matter, but not all lives need to be pulled back into moral inclusion. Not all people were subjected to the psychological process of demonizing and being made less than human so we could justify the inhumane practice of slavery.”
― Brené Brown, Braving the Wilderness

“I saw how three or four ingredients, as long as they are of the highest and freshest quality, can be combined in a straightforward way to make a truly excellent and occasionally wondrous product.”
― Anthony Bourdain, Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly

“Protecting and conserving the environment is of the utmost importance, and in order to do so, people should maintain a balance in their relationships with nature and other beings, in addition to caring for their own internal peace and well-being.”
― Comcast NBCUniversal, His Holiness The Dalai Lama: A Message of Spiritual Wisdom

“The point was living with grace, decency, and attention to the world, and breaking free of the artificial constructs in your own life.”
― Scott Jurek, Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness