what we all need ... Mother Angelica

Two of man's basic needs

are to love and to share.

Both of these needs are

satisfied in greater 

or lesser degree

by friendship.

~Mother Angelica

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what would you do ... Steven Wright

Someone asked me, 

if I were stranded

 on a desert island 

what book 

would I bring 

... 'How to Build a Boat.' 

~Steven Wright

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build it right the first time ... Frederick Douglass

It is easier to build 

strong children

than to repair

broken men.

~Frederick Douglass

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Location: McCormick Railroad Park

Scottsdale, Arizona

bearing a hard thing ... William Barclay

Endurance is not

just the ability

to bear a hard thing,

but to turn it

to glory.

~William Barclay

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Location: Mesa, Arizona

get used to it ... Robert Heinlein

Women and cats 

will do as they please,

 and men and dogs 

should relax 

and get used to the idea. 

~Robert Heinlein

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redefining strength ... Hermann Hess

Some of us think 

holding on makes

 us strong; 

but sometimes

 it is letting go.

~Hermann Hess

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a definition of greatness ... Elbert Hubbard

The final proof
of greatness is
in being able to
endure criticism
without resentment.
~Elbert Hubbard

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1934 Sphinx in Egypt

what transforms you? Melissa McCarthy

I think wigs and

 makeup and costumes 

completely transform me. 

~Melissa McCarthy

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NOT Melissa McCarthy...this is Winston the Magnificent

NO Celebrities were harmed in the 

creation of nor the taking of this photo

back to the future? Steven Wright

I put instant coffee 

in the microwave oven

 and almost went 

back in time. 

~Steven Wright

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impression vs. doing the work ... Mark Twain

Thunder is good, 

thunder is impressive; 

but it is lightning 

that does the work.

~Mark Twain

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This is Thunder and he was impressive

which gift do you prefer...Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

Youth is 

a gift of nature, 

but age is 

a work of art. 

~Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

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Location: Phoenix Art Museum

Artist: Claude Monet

a new definition ... Newt Gingrich

Perseverance is 

the hard work 

you do after 

you get tired of 

the hard work 

you already did. 

~Newt Gingrich

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Location: Tucson Botanical Gardens

something to think about ... Virat Kohli

Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success. Virat Kohli
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Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success. Virat KohlisSe
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Self-belief and hard work

 will always earn you success.

 ~Virat Kohli

Location: Tucson Botanical Gardens 

look at the signs .. Anonymous

There are two marks

 of a holy person:

giving and forgiving.

~Anonymous 

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Location: Tucson Botanical Garden

hold on a little longer ... William Feather

Success seems to be 

largely a matter of 

hanging after 

others have let go.

~William Feather

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Location: Butterfly Exhibit

Desert Botanical Gardens

Phoenix, Arizona

it's habitual ... Tim Carver

Good habits are

 as easy to form

 as bad ones. 

~Tim Carver

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Spanish Proverb ... it's tool time

A man too busy 

to take care 

of his health 

is like a mechanic 

too busy to 

take care of his tools.

~Spanish Proverb

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Location: Superstition Mountain Museum
Apache Junction, Arizona

what we think about ... Voltaire

The longer we dwell

on our misfortunes,

the greater is 

their power to harm us.

~Voltaire

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live like a dog ... sort of ... Leo Aikman

Blessed is the person

 too busy to worry

 in the daytime 

and too sleepy 

to worry at night. 

~Leo Aikman 

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1941 FSA Camp, Odell, Oregon

making mistakes ... Elbert Hubbard

  The greatest mistake

 anyone can make 

is to be afraid 

of making one. 

~Elbert Hubbard

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it's how you play the game ... Josh Billings

Life consists not 

in holding 

good cards, 

but in playing well 

those you hold. 

~Josh Billings

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1931 Poker Game in Louisiana

simple elegance - Jon Franklin

Simplicity carried

to the extreme, 

becomes elegance.

~Jon Franklin

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

a little joy ... anonymous

Joy is not in things;

it is in us.

~Anonymous 

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1941 Erie, Pennsylvania

doubt, faith, decisions ... Decision

Doubt makes

the mountain

which faith

can move.

~Decision

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what does an answered prayer look like...Morris Adler

Our prayers 

are answered 

not when we are

 given what we ask, 

but when we are 

challenged to be 

what we can be. 

~Morris Adler

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Location: Scottsdale Mission

Scottsdale, Arizona

step by step ... William Drayton

Change starts when 

someone sees the next step.

 ~William Drayton

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Location: Mystery Castle

Phoenix, Arizona

there's nothing to fear ... William James

Be not afraid.

Believe that 

life is worth living,

and your belief will 

help create the fact.

~William James

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Location: Carousel at Paradise Valley Mall

Phoenix, Arizona

a little something to ponder ... Cliff Schimels

It isn't what 

you know 

but 

what you are 

willing to learn. 

~Cliff Schimmels

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1930 Science Class

choices, choices, choices ... Judith Knowlton

I discovered 

I always have choices

 and sometimes 

it's only a choice 

of attitudes. 

~Judith Knowlton

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where to begin ... Joe Sabah

You don't have to 

be great to start, 

but you have to 

start to be great. 

~Joe Sabah

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climbing the ladder of success ... Zig Ziglar

You cannot climb 

the ladder of success 

dressed in the costume 

of failure. 

~Zig Ziglar

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