what's something you get every day ... Mel Gibson

It's a wise man 

who understands that 

every day is 

a new beginning, 

because boy, 

how many mistakes 

do you make in a day? 

I don't know about you, 

but I make plenty. 

You can't turn the clock back, 

so you have to look ahead. 

~Mel Gibson

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Location: Florence, Arizona

the wit and wisdom of Charles Schultz

Yesterday, I was a dog.

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 Today, I'm a dog.

Tomorrow, I'll probably still be a dog.

Sigh. 

There's so little hope

 for advancement.

~ Charles Schultz

future outcomes ... William Shakespeare

We know what we are, 

but know not what we may be. 

~William Shakespeare

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what influences your future ... Robert Schuller

Let your hopes,

not your hurts,

shape your future.

~Robert Schuller

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives, 1939

what's in your future ... Robert Schuller

Let your hopes, 

not your fears, 

shape your future. 

~Robert Schuller

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moving on ... George Allen, Sr.

Forget the past - 

the future will give you 

plenty to worry about. 

~George Allen, Sr. 

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dream a big dream ... Eleanor Roosevelt

The future belongs to those

who believe in the beauty

of their dreams.

~Eleanor Roosevelt

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looking down the road ... Robert Plant

The past is a steppingstone,

not a milestone.

~Robert Plant

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Location: Desert Botanical Gardens, Phoenix, Arizona

betwix and between ... Mike Rowe

I'm looking forward

to the future,

and feeling grateful

for the past.

~Mike Rowe

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Location: Martin Car Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

living in the here and now ... Finley Peter Dunne

The past always 

looks better than

 it was. 

It's only pleasant 

because it isn't here. 

~Finley Peter Dunne

Courtesy of Library of Congress
Location: North Carolina on corn shucking day, 1939

(1/19) thought of winter ... Nichiren DaishoninJ

Winter always turns to spring. 

Never, from ancient times on,

 has anyone heard or seen of winter turning back to autumn.

~Nichiren Daishonin

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Alaskan spring

Planning ... Warren Buffett

Someone today is sitting 

in shade 

because someone planted a tree long ago.

~ Warren Buffett

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Look to the Future on Friday ... George Burns

Library of Congress 1915
Camp-Fire Girls saluting the flag

Look to the future, because that is where you'll spend the rest of your life.

~George Burns