every day kindness ... Charles Kuralt

The everyday kindness

 of the back roads

 more than makes up 

for the acts of

 greed in the headlines. 

~Charles Kuralt

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

thinking big thoughts ... H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

Think big thoughts

 but relish 

small pleasures. 

~ H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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a little humor ... Stan Laurel

You can lead 

a horse to water, 

but a pencil 

must be led. 

~Stan Laurel

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona

what do you expect ... Leo Buscaglia

Never idealize others.

 They never live up 

to your expectations. 

~Leo Buscaglia

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Location: Scottsdale Civic Center 

be at ease ... Bill Copeland

Try to be like a turtle

 - at ease in your own shell. 

~Bill Copeland

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infinite possibilities ... Robert Schuller

What would you do

 if you knew 

you could not fail. 

~Robert Schuller

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maxim for life ... Wayne Dyer

Maxim for life:

 You get treated

 the way you teach

 people to treat you. 

~Wayne Dyer

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Location: Wickenburg, Arizona

look to the future ... Jon Bon Jovi

Map out your future, 

but do it in pencil. 

The road ahead 

is as long as 

you make it. 

Make it worth the trip. 

~ Jon Bon Jovi

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Location: Lake Havasu, Arizona

another approach to love ... Mark Twain

When you fish for love, 

bait with your heart,

 not your brain. 

~Mark Twain

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Location: Yume Japanese Garden

Tucson, Arizona

humor ... Zig Ziglar

I once dieted 

so religiously 

that I quit eating 

in church. 

~Zig Ziglar

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Location: Scottsdale Public Library

Scottsdale, Arizona

Pie day with Carl Sagan

If you wish to make

 an apple pie from scratch, 

you must first invent

 the universe. 

~Carl Sagan

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Mother Nature ... Oliver Wendell Holmes

The Amen! of Nature

 is always a flower. 

~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.

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admiring flowers ... Robert Leighton

The flower that 

follows the sun 

does so even 

on cloudy days. 

~Robert Leighton

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spring's about to be sprung

We must cultivate 

our garden. 

~Voltaire

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

May leprechauns 

stew happiness 

wherever you walk 

each day. 

And Irish angels 

smile on you 

all along the way. 

~Irish Blessing

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives

Connemera Castle, Ireland

answered prayers ... Jimmy Carter

God answers all

 our prayers. 

Sometimes the answer

 is yes. 

Sometimes the answer

 is no. 

Sometimes the answer is,

 you've got to be kidding. 

~Jimmy Carter

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Irish Blessing ... just saying

Get down on your knees

 and thank God 

you are on your feet. 

~Irish saying

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wisdom from Zsa Zsa Gabor

I never hated 

a man enough 

to give him 

diamonds back. 

~Zsa Zsa Gabor

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finding small miracles ... Buddha

If we could see 

the miracle of 

a single flower clearly, 

our whole life 

would change. 

~Buddha

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what do you mind ... Stephen Covey

Mind over mattress. 

~Stephen Covey

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best friends ... Doug Larson

The cat could 

very well be 

man's best friend 

but would never stoop 

to admitting it. 

~Doug Larson

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how big is your pie ... Stephen Covey

I have 

an abundance mentality: 

When people are 

genuinely happy 

at the successes of others,

 the pie gets larger. 

~Stephen Covey

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Location: Tovrea Castle

Phoenix, Arizona

the benefits of doing for others ... Dale Carnegie

Do things for others

 and you'll find for 

yourself self-consciousness

 evaporating like 

morning dew on 

a Missouri cornfield 

in July. 

~Dale Carnegie

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Location: Tucson Rose Garden

taking things lightly ... G. K. Chesterton

Angels can fly 

because 

they take 

themselves lightly. 

~G. K. Chesterton

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Location: Tucson Botanical Gardens

Butterfly Exhibit

finding happiness ... Zig Ziglar

Until you are happy

 with who you are, 

you will never be happy 

with what you have. 

~Zig Ziglar

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Location: Tucson Botanical Gardens

Butterfly Exhibit

be brave ... Dolly Parton

You'll never do 

a whole lot unless 

you're brave enough 

to try. 

~ Dolly Parton

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Location: Desert Botanical Garden

Phoenix, Arizona

hustling ... Frank Sinatra

Hell hath no fury 

like a hustler with

 a literary agent. 

~ Frank Sinatra

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Location: Tucson Botanical Garden

how to succeed ... Oprah Winfrey

Think like a queen. 

A queen is 

not afraid to fail. 

Failure is 

another steppingstone 

to greatness. 

~Oprah Winfrey

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another tidbit about success ... Elbert Hubbard

Do your work 

with your whole heart, 

and you will succeed 

- there's so 

little competition. 

~Elbert Hubbard

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where do you live ... Stephen Covey

Live out of 

your imagination, 

not your history. 

~Stephen Covey

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, 1916

who's your best friend ... Chanakya

Education is 

the best friend. 

An educated person 

is respected everywhere. 

Education beats 

the beauty and the youth. 

~Chanakya

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Location: Pompeii Exhibit

Arizona Science Museum, Phoenix, Arizona