talking it over with Fran Lebowitz

The telephone is 

a good way to talk to people

 without having to offer

 them a drink. 

~Fran Lebowitz

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Location: Somewhere on Route 66, Arizona

striking out with John D. Rockefeller

If you want to succeed 

you should strike out 

on new paths, 

rather than travel 

the worn paths of 

accepted success. 

~John D. Rockefeller

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Eat at Joe's ... Irina Shay

Nothing is better than

 going home to family

 and eating good food 

and relaxing. 

~Irina Shay

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Location: Wickieup, Arizona

have you seen them all? E. O. Wilson

When you have seen one ant,

 one bird, one tree, 

you have not seen them all. 

~E. O. Wilson

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life lessons from the dog ... Robert Benchley

A boy can learn a lot from a dog:

 obedience, loyalty, 

and the importance of turning

 around three times before 

lying down. 

~Robert Benchley

Courtesy of Larkin Family Archives

loyalty defined by James Herriot

If having a soul means

 being able to feel 

love and loyalty and gratitude,

 then animals are 

better off than

 a lot of humans. 

~James Herriot

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the noble Aesop

Gratitude is the sign 

of noble souls. 

~Aesop

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Location: Crater Lake, Oregon

Happy Thanksgiving ... Nigel Hamilton

Thanksgiving is a time of

 togetherness and gratitude. 

~Nigel Hamilton

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1943 San Antonio, Texas

praying with Alice Walker

'Thank you' is the best prayer

 that anyone could say. 

I say that one a lot. 

Thank you expresses extreme

 gratitude, humility,

and understanding. 

~Alice Walker

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Location: Wahleena Falls, Oregon

Happy Thanksgiving ... Joseph B. Wirthlin

Some memories are 

unforgettable, 

remaining ever vivid 

and heartwarming! 

~Joseph B. Wirthlin

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William Blake ... thanksgiving

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 

~William Blake

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sharing with W. Clement Stone

If you are really thankful,

 what do you do? 

You share. 

~W. Clement Stone

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the universal language ... Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Music is the universal language

 of mankind. 

~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Courtesy of the Library of Congress
Free Concert, 1930s

mountain climbing with Muhammad Ali

It isn't the mountains
 ahead to climb
that wear you out;
it's the pebble in your shoe.
 ~Muhammad Ali

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Location: White Dove Thrift Store, Phoenix, Arizona

the secret of success ... John C. Maxwell

The secret of your success

 is determined 

by your daily agenda. 

~John C. Maxwell

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Location: Skeptical Chemist, Scottsdale, Arizona

Snoopy's employment reflections ... Charles M. Schulz

Yesterday I was a dog. 

Today I'm a dog. 

Tomorrow I'll probably 

still be a dog. 

Sigh! 

There's so little hope

 for advancement. 

~Charles M. Schulz

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Location: Flagstaff, Arizona

making friends with Thomas Aquinas

There is nothing on this earth

 more to be prized

 than true friendship. 

~Thomas Aquinas

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Location: Globe, Arizona

time to talk to Yogi Berra

It was impossible 

to get a conversation going,

 everybody was talking

 too much. 

~Yogi Berra

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picking fights ... Mark Twain

Never pick a fight 

with people 

who buy ink 

by the barrel. 

~Mark Twain

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Location: Scottsdale Civic Center Library
Scottsdale, Arizona

freedom of speech ... George Washington ... Veterans' Day (official)

If the freedom of speech

 is taken away 

then dumb and silent 

we may be led, 

like sheep to the slaughter.

~George Washington

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

secret freedom ... Thucydides ... Happy Veteran's Day (honored)

The secret to happiness 

is freedom... 

And the secret to freedom

 is courage. 

~Thucydides

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

smell the flowers ... Ruth Brown

A fox is a wolf 

who sends flowers. 

~Ruth Brown

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Location: Old Town Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Arizona

beauty tips from Lucille Ball

Use a make-up table

 with everything close at hand 

and don't rush; 

otherwise you'll look like 

a patchwork quilt. 

~Lucille Ball

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Location: Globe Municipal Museum, Quilt Display
Globe, Arizona

a good cup of Joe with Abe Lincoln

If this is coffee, 

please bring me some tea; 

but if this is tea, 

please bring me some coffee.

 ~Abraham Lincoln

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Location: MacAlpine's, Phoenix, Arizona

Moby's life coach

Dogs have 

boundless enthusiasm 

but no sense of shame.

 I should have a dog

 as a life coach. 

~Moby

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives

Lydia Child's musings ... in the clouds

Misfortune is never mournful
 to the soul that
 accepts it;
for such do
always see that
every cloud is
an angel's face.
~Lydia M. Child

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Salvador Dali's ambition

Intelligence without ambition 

is a bird 

without wings. 

~Salvador Dali

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pay attention ... Andrew Carnegie

As I grow older, 

I pay less attention 

to what men say. 

I just watch what they do. 

~Andrew Carnegie

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Location: Chinese Cultural Center, Phoenix, Arizona

secrets of the heart ... St. Jerome

The face is the mirror

 of the mind, 

and eyes without 

speaking confess the secrets 

of the heart. 

~St. Jerome

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Location: DeGrazia Museum, Tucson, Arizona

All Souls Day ... Tim Tebow

I'll give 

my heart and soul 

whenever I step 

on that field 

and even when 

I'm on the sidelines. 

And at the end of the day, 

that's really all 

you can ask of someone. 

~Tim Tebow

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