be all you can be ... no matter what ... Hans Christian Andersen

Being born in a duck yard 

does not matter, 

if only you are hatched

 from a swan's egg. 

~Hans Christian Andersen

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Location: Douglas County, Oregon

the art of the plate ... Julia Child

If it's 
beautifully arranged
 on the plate -
you know
someone's fingers
have been all over it.
~Julia Child

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Location: Suspersitition Mountain Museum
Pinal County, Arizona

life advice ... Richard Bach

Get this in mind early; 

never grow up. 

~Richard Bach

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value of patriots this Memorial Day ... Abraham Lincoln

Gold is good in its place; 

but loving, brave, 

patriotic men 

are better than gold. 

~Abraham Lincoln

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Location: Papago Park Historical Museum
Scottsdale, Arizona

font size ... Tom Waits

The big print giveth

 and the small print 

taketh away. 

~Tom Waits

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Location: Mystery Castle
Phoenix, Arizona

just a thought ... Thomas Moore

Though an angel 
should write,
still 'tis devils 
must print.

 ~Thomas Moore

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the mysterious Edgar Allen Poe

I wish I could 

write as 

mysterious as a cat. 

~Edgar Allen Poe

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The joyful heart 

sees and reads 

the world with 

a sense of freedom 

and graciousness. 

~John O'Donohue

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overcoming things with Richard Bach

Avoid problems, 

and you'll never be 

the one who 

overcame them. 

~Richard Bach

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Getty Museum, California

Our prayers 

should be for blessings

 in general, 

for God knows 

best what is good for us. 

~Socrates

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Brown County, Indiana 1990

I'm confused and you might be, too ...

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to tell the truth ... Bo Bennett

For every good reason 

there is to lie, 

there is 

a better reason 

to tell the truth. 

~Bo Bennett

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different kinds of art ... Malcolm Forbes

Diversity:

the art of thinking

independently together.

~Malcolm Forbes

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Location: Phoenix Art Museum

flying high with Steven Wright

Why don't they make

 the planes out of 

that black box stuff? 

~Steven Wright

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Location: Pima Air and Space Museum
Tucson, Arizona

which plane are you on ... Albert Einstein

There comes a time 

when the mind takes

 a higher plane 

of knowledge but

 can never prove 

how it got there. 

~Albert Einstein

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Location: Pima Air and Space Museum
Tucson, Arizona

a little bit of love ... Karishma Tanna

Be bold, 

be stylish, 

and love yourself. 

~Karishma Tanna

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Location: White Dove Thrift Shop, Scottsdale, Arizona

a little love ... Mother Teresa

Let us always meet 

each other with a smile, 

for the smile is 

the beginning of love. 

~Mother Teresa

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a piece of advice from Dale Carnegie ...

Happiness doesn't depend

 on any external condition, 

it is governed by 

our mental attitude. 

~Dale Carnegie 

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searching for happiness ... Tom Wilson

A smile is 

the happiness 

you'll find 

right under your nose. 

~Tom Wilson

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Location: Beverly Hills, California
(and no, I don't think David is smiling in this photo, but we sure were)

a piece of happiness ... FDR

Happiness lies in 

the joy of achievement 

and the thrill of 

creative effort. 

~Franklin Delano Roosevelt

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happiness ... Omar Khayyam

Be happy for this moment. 

This moment is your life. 

~Omar Khayyam

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on the way to the candy store ... Thomas Jefferson

Walking is 

the best exercise. 

Habituate yourself 

to walk very far. 

~Thomas Jefferson

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onward and upward ... Drew Houston

Instead of trying 

to make your life perfect, 

give yourself the freedom

 to make it an adventure,

 and go ever upward. 

~Drew Houston

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Location: Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona

education ... George Washington Carver

Education is the key 

to unlock the golden door

of freedom. 

~George Washington Carver

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redefining friendship ... Jim Morrison

A friend is someone 

who gives you 

total freedom 

to be yourself. 

~Jim Morrison

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what's needed in life ... Hans Christian Andersen

Just living isn't enough ... 

one must have sunshine, 

freedom, and 

a little flower. 

~Hans Christian Andersen

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Location: Sonora Desert, Arizona

be bold ... Robert Frost

Freedom lies in being bold. 

~Robert Frost

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Location: Tempe Sales (upholstery store), Tempe, Arizona

moving on ... George Allen, Sr.

Forget the past - 

the future will give you 

plenty to worry about. 

~George Allen, Sr. 

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moving on with Dave Mustaine

Moving on, 

a simple thing,

 what it leaves 

behind 

is hard. 

~Dave Mustaine

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a lesson in life ... Robert Frost

In three words
I can sum up
everything I've learned
about life:
it goes on.
~Robert Frost

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Sport after the sport is done for the day

time for a bit of friendship ... Hubert Humphrey

The greatest healing therapy

 is friendship and love. 

~Hubert H. Humphrey

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Lady and Midnight, the best of friends

redefining failure ... Mary Pickford

You may have a fresh start

 any moment you choose, 

for this thing 

that we call 'failure' 

is not the falling down, 

but staying down. 

~Mary Pickford

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Location: Tortilla Flats, Arizona

friendship defined by Euripides

Friends show their love

 in times of trouble, 

not in happiness. 

~Euripides

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Location: off the coast of Santa Barbara, California

looking but seeing? Yogi Berra

You can observe 

a lot by watching. 

~Yogi Berra 

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Location: Sonora Desert, Arizona

something to chew on ... William Shakespeare

If music be the food 

of love, 

play on. 

~William Shakespeare

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Location: Reniassance Fair, Arizona