your reaction can be priceless ... Epictetus

It's not what happens to you,

but how you react that matters. ~Epictetus

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dealing with people ... Dale Carnegie

When dealing with people,

remember you are not dealing

with creatures of logic,

but creatures of emotion.

~Dale Carnegie

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Location: Superstition Mountain Museum, Apache Junction, Arizona

miracles ... Leonard Nimoy

The miracle is this:

the more we share

the more we have.

~Leonard Nimoy

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

a little logic ... Albert Einstein

Logic will get you

from A to B.

Imagination will take

you everywhere.

~Albert Einstein

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Location: The Chino Bandido, Phoenix, Arizona

on gaining immortality ... Steven Wright

I intend to live forever.

So far, so good.

~Steven Wright

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Location: The Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona

celebrating you! Dr. Seuss

Today you are you!

That is truer than true!

There is no one alive

who is you-er than you!

~Dr. Seuss

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Location: Herberger Theater, Phoenix, Arizona

experiences, ah ... Paulo Coelho

Be brave.

Take risks.

Nothing can substitute

for experience.

~Paulo Coelho

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Location: Phoenix Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona

conquering the impossible or the possible ... Benjamin Franklin

Energy and persistence conquer

all things.

~Benjamin Franklin

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Location: Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

possibilities ... Daisaku Ikeda

With love and patience,

nothing is impossible.

~Daisaku Ikeda

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Location: Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

reflections on power ... Leo Tolstoy

The two most powerful warriors

are patience and time.

~Leo Tolstoy

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what shapes you ... Marshall McLuhan

We become what we behold.

We shape our tools

and then our tools shape us.

~ Marshall McLuhan

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looking down the road ... Robert Plant

The past is a steppingstone,

not a milestone.

~Robert Plant

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Location: Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona

reflections - Steven Wright

Whenever I think of the past,

it brings back so many memories. ~Steven Wright

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Location: Martin Car Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

betwix and between ... Mike Rowe

I'm looking forward

to the future,

and feeling grateful

for the past.

~Mike Rowe

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Location: Martin Car Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

Happy St. Patrick's Day ... Tennessee Williams

Luck is believing you are lucky.

~ Tennessee Williams

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Location: Irish Cultural Center, Phoenix, Arizona

a love of learning ... Anthony D'Angelo

Develop a passion for learning.

If you do,

you will never cease to grow.

~ Anthony J. D'Angelo

Courtesy of Library of Congress, 1943 Long Island Math Class

talking about animals ... Diogenes

Man is the most intelligent

of the animals -

and the most silly.

~Diogenes

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Location: Old Tucson Movie Studios, Tucson, Arizona

be limitless ... Frank McCourt

The sky is the limit.

You never have the

same experience twice.

~Frank McCourt

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humor ... Henry Ward Beecher

A person without a sense

of humor is like a wagon

without springs.

It's jolted by every

pebble on the road.

~Henry Ward Beecher

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Location: Ronsom House Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

a little joy to spread from Carlos Santana

If you carry joy in your heart,

you can heal any moment.

~Carlos Santana

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habits and decisions ... Shawn Achor

Our daily decisions and habits

have a huge impact

upon both our levels

of happiness and success.

~Shawn Achor

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Location: Inside the Decisions made by a Dog

spring flowers ...Kristy Gallacher

I love spring flowers:
daffodils and hyacinths
are the ultimate flower for me.
They are the essence of spring.
~ Kristy Gallacher

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hearing the music of spring ... Henry Williamson

Music comes from inside

an icicle as it melts,

to live again as spring water.

~ Henry Williamson

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Location: Scottsdale Schoolhouse Museum, Scottsdale, Arizona

something freely share - Christie Brinkley

Share your smile with the world. It's a symbol of friendship and peace.
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Share your smile with

the world. It's a symbol

of friendship and peace.

~Christie Brinkley 

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(the way back machine presents to you Shadow P. Dooley)

waiting around with Mario Andretti

Everything comes to those

who wait...

except a cat.

~Mario Andretti

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can you be heard ... Hubert Humphrey

The right to be heard

does not automatically

include the right

to be taken seriously.

~Hubert H. Humphrey

Courtesy of Library of Congress

fear not ... Barbara Broccoli

Never give up,

have the passion.

Don't be afraid.

~Barbara Broccoli

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making destiny ... Jonathan Winters

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. Jonathan Winters

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doing the impossible ... St. Francis Assisi

Start by doing what is necessary; then do what is possible;

and suddenly

you are doing the impossible.

~ St. Francis Assisi

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Location: London Bridge, Lake Havasu, Arizona

enthusiastiasm with Charles Schwab

A man can succeed at almost

anything for which he has

unlimited enthusiasm.

~Charles Schwab

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Location: Hurts Donuts, Tempe, Arizona

just imagine ... Gloria Steinem

Without leaps of imagination

or dreaming,

we lose the excitement

of possibilities.

Dreaming, after all,

is a form of planning.

~ Gloria Steinem

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Location: Paradise Valley Mall, Phoenix, Arizona