courage ... Winston Churchill

Courage is what 

it takes to 

stand up and speak; 

courage is also what

 it takes to 

sit down and listen. 

~Winston Churchill

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives

learning best ... Lou Holtz

I never learn 

anything talking. 

I only learn things 

when I ask questions. 

~Lou Holtz

Courtesy of Adams Family Archive, 1917

Location: Louisville, Kentucky

a little wisdom ... Benjamin Franklin

Write injuries in dust, 

benefits in marble. 

~Benjamin Franklin

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises

Location: the heart of dust and dirt

in the Sonora Desert

there are not always words ... Elie Wiesel

Words can sometimes,

 in moments of grace,

 attain the quality of deeds. 

~Elie Wiesel

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Location: Montezuma's Well, Arizona

who you talking to? Charles V

I speak Spanish to God,

 Italian to women,

French to my men, 

and German to my horse. 

~Charles V

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Location: Tohono Chul
Tucson, Arizona

can you be heard ... Hubert Humphrey

The right to be heard

does not automatically

include the right

to be taken seriously.

~Hubert H. Humphrey

Courtesy of Library of Congress

talking it over with Fran Lebowitz

The telephone is 

a good way to talk to people

 without having to offer

 them a drink. 

~Fran Lebowitz

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Location: Somewhere on Route 66, Arizona