living in the here and now ... Finley Peter Dunne

The past always 

looks better than

 it was. 

It's only pleasant 

because it isn't here. 

~Finley Peter Dunne

Courtesy of Library of Congress
Location: North Carolina on corn shucking day, 1939

what do you deal in?

A leader is a dealer in hope. 

~Napoleon Bonaparte

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Location: Scottsdale Civic Center, Scottsdale, Arizona

walking the Buddha's path

No one saves us but ourselves. 

No one can and no one may. 

We ourselves must walk the path. 

~Buddha

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Location: Scottsdale McCormick Rail Road Park, Scottsdale, Arizona

what people hear ... John C. Maxwell

People may hear your words, 

but they feel your attitude. 

~John C. Maxwell

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Location: Florence Municipal Museum, Florence, Arizona

falling for Albert Camus

Autumn is a second spring 

when every leaf 

is a flower.

~Albert Camus

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Location: outside Flagstaff, Arizona

how's traffic? Zig Ziglar

There are no traffic jams

 on the extra mile.

Zig Ziglar

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Location: Anchorage, Alaska

what's in your hand ... Robert Louis Stevenson

Life is not 

a matter of 

holding good cards, 

but of playing 

a poor hand well. 

~Robert Louis Stevenson

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Location: Desert Caballeros Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona

straight shooting with Stephen Amell

You have to relax

 when you're shooting 

an arrow. 

You can't be tense. 

And that just helps, 

in your day-to-day life. 

~Stephen Amell

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Location: Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Arizona

new beginnings Arthur Ashe

Start where you are.

Use what you have.

Do what you can.

~Arthur Ashe

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Location: Desert Caballeros Museum, Wickenburg, Arizona

moving on with Tyler Perry ...

The key to life is

 when it gets tough

 to keep moving.

Just keep moving.

~Tyler Perry

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Location: Wickenburg, Arizona

talk like a pirate ... or at least get people to listen to you with Dale Carnegie

Speakers who talk 

about what life 

has taught them 

never fail to keep 

the attention of 

their listeners. 

~Dale Carnegie 

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perfecting virtue with Confucius

To practice five things

 under all circumstances

 constitutes perfect virtue; 

these five are 

gravity, generosity of soul,

 sincerity, earnestness, 

and kindness. 

~Confucius

Courtesy of Larkin Family Archives

eat and apple with Will Rogers

You've got to go out on a limb sometimes because that's where the fruit is. Will Rogers

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An almost overcooked apple pie

collect rocks day ... don't throw them.... Nelson Rockerfeller

Never forget that the most powerful force on earth is love. Nelson Rockefeller

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Location: The Casa, Paradise Valley, Arizona

make a hat day ... Victory with Nicki Minaj

Your victory is 

right around the corner. 

Never give up. 

~Nicki Minaj

Courtesy of Larkin Family Archives

hug your dog day ... Bear Grylls

Survival can be summed up

 in three words 

- never give up. 

That's the heart of it really.

 Just keep trying. 

~ Bear Grylls

Courtesy of Larkin Family Archives

understanding quality ... Robert Pirsig

Quality doesn't have

 to be defined. 

You understand it 

without definition. 

~ Robert Pirsig

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Location: Yume Japanese Garden, Tucson, Arizona

going to work with Julie Andrews Edwards

Sometimes opportunities

 float right past your nose. 

Work hard, 

apply yourself, 

and be ready. 

When an opportunity 

comes you can grab it.

~ Julie Andrews Edwards

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make your bed day ... Erma Bombeck

Dreams only have 

one owner at a time. 

That's why 

dreamers are lonely.

~Erma Bombeck

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Location: Ronson House, Phoenix, Arizona

swap ideas day ... Zig Ziglar

New information makes 

new and fresh ideas 

possible. 

~Zig Ziglar

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Location: Papago Park Museum, Scottsdale, Arizona

roadblocks or opportunities ... Barbara Bush

When you come to 

a roadblock, 

take a detour.

~Barbara Bush

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Location: Montezuma's Well, Arizona

being confident with Zig Ziglar

Confidence is going after
Moby Dick in a rowboat
and
taking tartar sauce
with you.
~Zig Ziglar

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Location: Japanese Friendship Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

neither rain nor snow day ... Mary Kay Ash

Wherever you go, 

no matter what the weather, 

you bring 

your own sunshine.

~Mary Kay Ash

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read a book day ... Stephen Wright

I'm writing a book.

I've got the page numbers done.

~ Stephen Wright

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

living in the present and the past at the same time ... Warren Buffett

Someone is sitting 

in the shade today 

because someone planted 

a tree a long time ago.

~ Warren Buffett

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Location: Anchorage, Alaska

being prepared with Winston Churchill

I'm just preparing 

my impromptu remarks. 

~ Winston Churchill

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Location: Florence, Arizona city museum

skyscraper day ... except the picture is a barn ... Margaret Thatcher

The spirit of envy 

can destroy; 

it can never build.

~Margaret Thatcher

Courtesy of Library of Congress
1938 Raleigh, North Carolina, barn re-build

ah, the possibilities ... Salmin Rushdie

When you throw everything
up in the air,
anything becomes possible.
~ Salmin Rushdie

Courtesy of Library of Congress

success with Leander Paes

If I have a reason to 

do something, 

and 

I have enough passion, 

I generally succeed. 

~ Leander Paes

Courtesy of Library of Congress, 1943