just something to ponder ... no attribution

I saw this and couldn't resist - 

it speaks for itself.

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Location: unknown

is everything possible? Bill Clinton

You can put wings 

on a pig, 

but 

you don't make it

 an eagle. 

~William J. Clinton

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Location: Mesa, Arizona

do what you do well ... Ralph Waldo Emerson

The fox has many tricks. 

The hedgehog has but one.

 But that is the best of all.

 ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Location: Old Town Scottsdale

sewing vs. sowing ... hmm... Leonardo da Vinci

Who sows virtue 

reaps honor. 

~Leonardo da Vinci

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Happy Memorial Day ... Mark Twain

Patriotism is 

supporting your country

 all the time, 

and your government 

when it deserves it. 

~Mark Twain

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1916, Joseph C. Larkin

the simple truth ... Charles Dickens

There is nothing 

so strong or safe 

in an emergency 

of life as

 the simple truth. 

~Charles Dickens

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Location: Scottsdale Schoolhouse Museum

Scottsdale, Arizona

- not the safe you thought you might see?

the keys to life ... Epictetus

The key is 

to keep company 

only with people 

who uplift you, 

whose presence 

calls forth your best. 

Epictetus

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Location: Scottsdale Schoolhouse Museum

Scottsdale, Arizona

(OK, not the key you were thinking of)

just a little something unknown

"Dive deep for 

the Treasure that you Seek"

~ Unknown

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Location: Scandinavia

Statue of the Little Mermaid

perception is reality to the perceiver ... Thomas Holcroft

Life is a grindstone. Whether it grinds us down or polishes us up depends on us.Thomas Holcroft

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Location: Pueblo Grande Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

beauty is where you find it ... Proclus

“Wherever there is number,
 there is beauty.” 
-Proclus

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Location: Florence City Museum

Florence, Arizona

consider yourself blessed ... Lovelle Drachman

“Blessed are 

the curious 

for they shall

 have adventures.”

– Lovelle Drachman

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Location: Northern Arizona

live a little ... Mark Twain

“Twenty years from now 

you will be 

more disappointed by 

the things that 

you didn't do 

than by the ones 

you did do. 

So throw off the bowlines. 

Sail away from 

the safe harbor. 

Catch the trade winds 

in your sails. 

Explore. 

Dream. 

Discover.”

― Mark Twain

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Location: Route 66, Arizona

what do you remember ... Jack Kerouac

“Because in the end, 

you won’t remember 

the time you spent working

 in the office or 

mowing your lawn. 

Climb that 

goddamn mountain.” 

– Jack Kerouac

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2016 Utah

finding beauty ... Alexander McQueen

"I think there is

 beauty in everything. 

What 'normal' people 

perceive as ugly, 

I can usually see 

something of beauty in it."

—Alexander McQueen

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is perfection perfect ... Richard Simmons

No one is perfect ...

absolutely no one.

Like precious stones,

we have a few flaws, 

but why focus on that? 

Focus on what you like 

about yourself,

and that will bring

you happiness and peace.

~Richard Simmons

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Richard Bach

To bring anything

into your life,

imagine that it's

already there.

~Richard Bach

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Location: Heard Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

Thomas Sowell

People who enjoy meetings

 should not be

 in charge of anything.

~Thomas Sowell

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Location: Heard Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

the meaning of friendship ... Muhammad Ali

Friendship ... is not

something you learn 

in school. 

But if you haven't 

learned the meaning

 of friendship, 

you really haven't 

learned anything. 

~Muhammad Ali

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Location: Carefree Botanical Garden

Carefree, Arizona

listening to Larry King

I remind myself 

every morning: 

Nothing I say 

this day will 

teach me anything. 

So if I'm going

 to learn, 

I must do so 

by listening.

~Larry King

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Alexander Graham Bell's key to success ...

Before anything else, 

preparation is

the key to success.

~Alexander Graham Bell

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on the road with Charles Kuralt

The everyday kindness 

of the back roads 

more than make up 

for the acts of greed

in the headlines.

~Charles Kuralt

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do you see what I see ... Marcel Proust

The real voyage

 of discovery 

consists not in 

seeking new landscapes, 

but in having 

new eyes.

~Marcel Proust

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around the world with Saint Augustine

The world is a book,

and those who 

do not travel

read only one page.

~Saint Augustine

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the difference respect makes ... Confucius

Without feelings 

of respect, 

what is there 

to distinguish men 

from beasts? 

~Confucius

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Location: Arizona Science Museum

Pompeii Exhibit

Phoenix, Arizona

loyalty and respect ... John Cena

Be loyal to those 

who are loyal to you. 

And respect everyone, 

even your enemies 

and competition. 

~John Cena

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Location: Mystery Castle

Phoenix, Arizona

surprise ... it's Patton

Never tell people 

how to do things. 

Tell them what to do 

and they will surprise you

 with their ingenuity. 

~George S. Patton

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Location: Lowell Observatory

Flagstaff, Arizona

don't compare yourself ... Jennie Finch

Try not to get lost

 in comparing 

yourself to others. 

Discover your gifts 

and let them shine! 

Jennie Finch

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Location: Lowell Observatory

Flagstaff, Arizona

assumptions ... Orville Wright

If we all worked 

on the assumption that 

what is accepted 

as true is really true, 

there would be 

little hope of advance. 

~Orville Wright

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Location: Rula Bula

Tempe, Arizona

when it's worth the risk ... Yo-Yo Ma

Passion is one great force

 that unleashes creativity,

 because if you're

 passionate about something,

 then you're more willing

 to take risks. 

Yo-Yo Ma

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be yourself ... Ralph Waldo Emerson

To be yourself 

in a world that is

 constantly trying 

to make you 

something else is 

the greatest accomplishment.

 ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Location: Ronsom House

Phoenix, Arizona

say what? Plato

Wise men speak

 because they have 

something to say; 

Fools because 

they have to say something.

~Plato

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Arizona Science Museum

Pompeii Exhibit

math, math, math ... Paul Harvey

If there's a 50-50 chance that something will go wrong, then 9 out of 10 times, it will.

~Paul Harvey

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