(1/31) A little inspiring ... Franklin Covey

Find your voice

to inspire others.

~Franklin Covey

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(1/30) Constantly strive ... Pat Riley

If you have 

a positive attitude

 and constantly strive 

to give your best effort,

eventually

 you will overcome

 your immediate problems

 and 

find you are ready 

for greater challenges.

~ Pat Riley

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(1/29) The Joy of Achievement ... FDR

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

Happiness lies in the joy

of achievement and the thrill of creative effort.

~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

(1/28) Happy Chinese New Year ... Trisha Yearwood

I don't spend time

 wondering what might

 be next; 

I just focus 

on trying to savor

 every day.

~Trisha Yearwood

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Location: Chinese Cultural Center, Phoenix, Arizona

(1/27) the road to destiny ... Jean de la Fontaine

A person often meets

 his destiny on the road

 he took to avoid it.

~Jean de la Fontaine

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(1/26) feeling a bit romantic with Alice Cooper

I'm very romantic,

I'm extremely romantic.

I date my wife.

~Alice Cooper

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Location: Mesa, Arizona

(1/25) take a little time ... Mary Kay Ash

No matter how busy you are,

you must take time

to make the other person

feel important.

~Mary Kay Ash

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(1/24) Constant Kindness ... Albert Schweitzer

Constant kindness

 can accomplish much. 

As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes

 misunderstanding, mistrust,

 and hostility

 to evaporate.

~Albert Schweitzer

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(1/23) Have a pleasant evening ... Steven Wright

What a nice night

for an evening.

~ Steven Wright

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(1/22) Quoting Groucho Marx

Quote me as saying I was mis-quoted.

~Groucho Marx

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Location: Florence, Arizona

(1/21) Horsing around ... John Wayne

Get off your horse

and drink your milk.

~ John Wayne

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Location: Arizona Capital Mall

(1/20) Inauguration Day ... Theodore Roosevelt

It is only through labor 

and painful effort, 

by grim energy

and resolute courage

that we move on

to better things.

~Theodore Roosevelt

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona
Teddy Roosevelt as Rough Rider

(1/19) thought of winter ... Nichiren DaishoninJ

Winter always turns to spring. 

Never, from ancient times on,

 has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn.

~Nichiren Daishonin

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Alaskan spring

(1/18) Thesaurus Day ... Mitch Hedberg

I'm gonna fix

that last joke

by taking out

all of the words

and adding 

new ones.

~Mitch Hedberg

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(1/17) Benjamin Franklin Day ... Benjamin Franklin

Energy and persistence 

conquer all things.

~Benjamin Franklin

(1/16) the quest for peace ... Martin Luther King, Jr.

Peace is not merely

 a distant goal

 that we seek, 

but a means by which

 we arrive at that goal. 

~Martin Luther King, Jr. 

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

(1/15) Change for the better ... Clint Eastwood

Sometimes if you want to see

 change for the better, 

you have to take things

 into your own hands.

~ Clint Eastwood

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Work Supervised by the Gorilla

(1/14) National Dress Up Your Pet Day ... Woodrow Wilson

 If a dog will not come to you

 after having looked

 you in the face,

 you should go home

 and examine your conscience.

~ Woodrow Wilson

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Model: Rilo the Redbeard

(1/13) Dream On ... Les Brown

You are never too old

 to set another goal

 or to dream a new dream.

~ Les Brown

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(1/12) Consistent Effort ... Michael Jordan

Sometimes things may not go  your way, but the effort should be there every single night.

~ Michael Jordan

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Location: Mesa, Arizona

(1/11) Clean Off Your Desk Day ... Winston Churchill

Never, never, never give up.

~ Winston Churchill

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(1/10) Peculiar People Day ... Steven Wright

Curiosity killed

 the cat, 

but for a while

I was a suspect.

~ Steven Wright

(1/9) Friendship ... Hubert Humphrey

The greatest gift of life

is friendship,

and I have received it.

~Hubert Humphrey

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Location: Ronsom Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

(1/8) National Bubble Bath Day ... Antonio Banderas

I get caught up in my bubble

 of reading, writing, or music.

~Antonio Banderas

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Not a bubble bath, and neither is Antonio Banderas

(1/7) Old Rock Day ... Thomas Jefferson

In matters of style, 

swim with the current; 

in matters of principle, 

stand like a rock.

~Thomas Jefferson

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(1/6) Understanding Point of View ... Harper Lee

You never really 

understand a person

 until you consider things

 from his point of view.

~ Harper Lee

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Location: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art

Bird Day ... Charlotte Bronte

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I am no bird, 

and yet no net ensnares me; 

I am a free human being 

with independent will.

~ Charlotte Bronte

Trivia Day ... Imperfections shouldn't overtake you ... David Burns

A poor self-image is the magnifying glass that can transform a trivial mistake 

or an imperfection into

 an overwhelming symbol

 of personal defeat. 

~ David Burns 

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Festival of Sleep Day ... quote courtesy of Jane Pauley

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You can't look at a sleeping cat and be tense.
~ Jane Pauley
(this particular dog thinks she's a cat, so close enough)

Science Fiction Day ... Rod Sterling

Fantasy is 

the impossible 

made possible. 

Science fiction is 

the improbable 

made possible.

~ Rod Sterling

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Location: Tucson Air and Space Museum

New Year's Resolution ... Mae West

I never worry about diets.

The only carrots that

 interest me 

are the number you get

in a diamond.

~ Mae West

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