where strength and growth come from...Napoleon Hill

Strength and growth come 

only through continuous

 effort and struggle. 

~Napoleon Hill

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no excuses ... Mitt Romney

Leadership - leadership is

 about taking responsibility, 

not making excuses. 

~Mitt Romney

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happiness and peace ... Tyler Perry

Happiness for me is 

totally just being 

at peace knowing that, 

everything I'm doing, 

God is pleased with that. 

It's complete peace for me. 

~Tyler Perry

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the Peabody and Sherman Show

how is life lived ... Leo Tolstoy

True life is lived

when tiny changes

occur.

~Leo Tolstoy

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Location: Douglas County, Oregon

change of heart ... Shanon Adler

Anger, resentment and 

jealousy doesn't change

 the heart of others-- 

it only changes yours.

~Shanon Adler

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Location: Douglas County, Oregon

something change, others endure ... Coco Chanel

Fashion changes,

style endures.

~Coco Chanel

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do something ... Benjamin Franklin

Either write something

 worth reading or 

do something worth writing. 

~Benjamin Franklin

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how you see yourself ... Joel Osteen

God didn't make 

a mistake when He made you.

 You need to see yourself

 as God sees you. 

~Joel Osteen

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Location: Louisville, Kentucky

Happy Thanksgiving ... redefined ... Saint Ambrose

A kindness received 

should be returned 

with a freer hand. 

~Saint Ambrose

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what's in your power now ... Samuel Johnson

Kindness is in our power, 

even when fondness is not. 

~Samuel Johnson

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what you get out of kindness ... Carol Burnett

It's also selfish because

 it makes you feel good 

when you help others. 

I've been helped by acts

 of kindness from strangers.

 That's why we're here, 

after all, to help others. 

~Carol Burnett

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Location: White Dove Thrift Store

Scottsdale, Arizona

truth about clichés ... Stephen Fry

It is a cliché that

 most clichés are true, 

but then like most clichés,

 that cliché is untrue. 

~Stephen Fry

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decisions, decisions ... Phil McGraw

Sometimes you make 

the right decision, 

sometimes you make 

the decision right. 

~Phil McGraw

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keep walking ... Obama

If you're walking

 down the right path 

and you're willing 

to keep walking, 

eventually you'll 

make progress. 

~Barrack Obama

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universal harmony ... Marcus Aurelius

He who lives in harmony

with himself 

lives in harmony

with the universe.

~Marcus Aurelius

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first things first ... Dale Carnegie

Do the hard jobs first.

The easy jobs will

take care of themselves.

~Dale Carnegie

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what to expect ... Calvin Coolidge

Don't expect

to build up the weak

by pulling down

the strong.

~Calvin Coolidge

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Location: Southern California

leap, jump, 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: Santa Barbara, California

a thin line of separation ... Ogwo David Emenike

There is a thin

line between

the impossible

and the possible - 

that is determination.

~Ogwo David Emenike

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it's shocking ... Thomas Edison

If we all did the things 

we are really capable of doing,

 we would literally 

astound ourselves.

~Thomas A. Edison

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what can love conquer ... Mae West

Love conquers all things

except poverty and toothache.

~Mae West

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Location: Superstition Mountain Museum

memories ... Steven Wright

Whenever I think 

of the past, 

it brings up 

so many memories.

 ~Steven Wright

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how do you see yourself ... Dolly Parton

I look at myself 

like a show dog. 

I've got to keep 

her clipped and 

trimmed and 

in good shape.

 ~ Dolly Parton

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how dare you ... Robert F. Kennedy

Only those who dare

to fail greatly

can ever achieve greatly.

~Robert F. Kennedy

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Location: Clinton Library

Little Rock, Arkansas

redefining ambition ... Elvis Presley

Ambition is a dream

with a V8 engine.

~Elvis Presley

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we are always paid ... Harold Geneen

In the business world, 

everyone is paid 

in two coins: 

cash and experience. 

Take the experience first;

 the cash will come later. 

~ Harold Geneen

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Location: Papago Park Historical Museum

Scottsdale, Arizona

what transforms us ... Friederick Nietzsche

A thought, 

even a possibility, 

can shatter and

 transform us. 

~ Friederick Nietzsche

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Location: Chinese Cultural Center

Phoenix, Arizona

a fine difference ... Frank Lloyd Wright

The truth is more

 important than facts. 

~Frank Lloyd Wright

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Location: Taliesin West

Scottsdale, Arizona

don't give up ... Thomas Edison

Our greatest weakness 

lies in giving up. 

The most certain way 

to succeed is always 

to try just one more time. 

~Thomas A. Edison

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Location: Wahlina Falls, Oregon

what to pray for ... Socrates

Our prayers should be
 for blessings in general, 
for God knows best 
what is good for us. 
~Socrates

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Location: Brown County, Indiana 1990