growth with Robert Louis Stevenson

Don't judge each day

by the harvest

you reap but by the seeds

that you plant.

~ Robert Louis Stevenson

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Location: Sonoran Desert, Arizona

have some courage - Vincent van Gough

What would life be if

we had no courage

to attempt anything?

~ Vincent van Gough

Courtesy of Dooley Family  Archives

learn something new with George Burns

Be quick to learn

and wise to know.

~George Burns

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Location: Scottsdale Schoolhouse, Scottsdale, Arizona

introspection ... Ralph Waldo Emerson

What lies behind you

and what lies in front of you,

pales in comparison

to what lies inside you.

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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it's a matter of character ... Cyrus Bartol

Character is a diamond

that scratches

every other stone.

~ Cyrus A. Bartol

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true friends ... George Washington

True friendship is

a plant of slow growth,

and must undergo

and withstand the shocks

of adversity,

before it is entitled

to the appellation.

~George Washington

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spending time with Will Rogers

Never let yesterday

use up too much of today.

~Will Rogers

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Location: Lowell Observatory, Flagstaff, Arizona

possibilities ... Ashly Lorenza

Anything is possible.

Some things are unlikely.

Some things will never happen.

But they always could,

at any time.

~Ashly Lorenza

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a little more clearly ... EB White

Be obscure clearly.

*E. B. White

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Couldn't resist the blurry picture of the Poh

liberation through learning ... Carl T. Rowan

The library is

the temple of learning,

and learning has

liberated more people

than all the wars in history.

~Carl T. Rowan

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

ain't misbehaving ... really ... Orson Welles

I don't say we all

ought to misbehave,

but we ought to look

as if we could.

~Orson Welles

Courtesy of Library of Congress

time for the new spring styles ... Adam Ant

To me, style is consistency.

*Adam Ant

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Location: White Dove Thrift Store, Phoenix, Arizona

finding a little wonder ... Michael Faraday

Water is to me,

I confess,

a phenomenon which

continually awakens

new feelings of wonder

as often as I view it.

~Michael Faraday

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Location: New Zealand

a little post-Valentine's Day humor ... Phyllis Diller

A bachelor is a guy

who never made

the same mistake once.

~Phyllis Diller

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Happy Valentine's Day ... and honoring Ash Wednesday ... with Love, Pope John Paul, II

 Love is never defeated,

and I could add,

the history of Ireland

proves it.

~Pope John Paul, II

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Location: Scottsdale Center for the Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona

getting things done ... Nicolas Chamfort

Swallow a toad in the morning

and you will encounter

nothing more disgusting

the rest of the day.

~Nicolas Chamfort

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Location: Mystery Castle, Phoenix, Arizona

redefining success ... Corita Kent (and Bil Keane)

Life is a succession

of moments,

to live each one

is to succeed.

~Corita Kent

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Location: McCormick Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona

creating the universe ... Muriel Rukeyser

The universe is made

of stories,

not of atoms.

~ Muriel Rukeyser

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises

Location: Lowell Observatory

(and yes, I know it's not a microscope)

be proud of yourself ... Lauren Bacall

I think your whole life

shows in your face

and you should be

proud of that.

~ Lauren Bacall

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Taken in 1943 in Texas

you are what you read ... Theodore Roosevelt

I am a part of

everything that I have read.

Theodore Roosevelt

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archive

set your own course ... Omar Bradley

Set your course by the stars,

not by the lights

of every passing ship.

~Omar N. Bradley

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move forward .. LeBron James

You can't be afraid

to fail. It's the only way

you succeed -

you're not gonna succeed

all the time, and I know that.

~LeBron James

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Location: City Park, Scottsdale, Arizona

play by your own rules ... Michael Korda

The fastest way to succeed

is to look as if

you're playing by

somebody else's rules,

while quietly playing

by your own.

~Michael Korda

have a little fun ... Jane Birkin

When you start recognizing

that you're having fun,

life can be delightful.

~Jane Birkin

determination ... Lou Holtz

No one has ever

drowned in sweat.

~Lou Holtz

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Location: Scottsdale, AZ

overcoming things with Lady Bird Johnson

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feeling a bit dizzy with Steven Wright

I had to stop driving 

my car for a while... 

the tires got dizzy. 

~Steven Wright

encouragement ... Ovid

The spirited horse, 

which will try to win 

the race of its own accord, 

will run even faster 

if encouraged. 

~Ovid

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Location: McCormick Stillman Railroad Park, Scottsdale, Arizona