making destiny ... Jonathan Winters

If your ship doesn't come in, swim out to it. Jonathan Winters

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just 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: Paradise Valley Mall, Phoenix, Arizona

getting things done ... Nicolas Chamfort

Swallow a toad in the morning

and you will encounter

nothing more disgusting

the rest of the day.

~Nicolas Chamfort

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Location: Mystery Castle, Phoenix, Arizona

set your own course ... Omar Bradley

Set your course by the stars,

not by the lights

of every passing ship.

~Omar N. Bradley

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move forward .. LeBron James

You can't be afraid

to fail. It's the only way

you succeed -

you're not gonna succeed

all the time, and I know that.

~LeBron James

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Location: City Park, Scottsdale, Arizona

determination ... Lou Holtz

No one has ever

drowned in sweat.

~Lou Holtz

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Location: Scottsdale, AZ

overcoming things with Lady Bird Johnson

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imagination and dreaming with 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: Sonora Desert

look to the future ... Henry David Thoreau

Never look back 

unless you are planning

 to go that way. 

~Henry David Thoreau

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Location: Phoenix Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

pressure into motivation ... Ben Carson

No matter how good you are

 at planning, 

the pressure never goes away. 

So I don't fight it. 

I feed off it. 

I turn pressure into motivation 

to do my best. 

~Ben Carson

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Location: Phoenix Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

insights with Jim Rohn

Discipline is the bridge

 between 

goals and accomplishment. 

~Jim Rohn

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Location: London Bridge, Lake Havasu, Arizona

living in the present and the past at the same time ... Warren Buffett

Someone is sitting 

in the shade today 

because someone planted 

a tree a long time ago.

~ Warren Buffett

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Location: Anchorage, Alaska

national aviation day ... making things happen ... Stephen Covey

Stop setting goals.

Goals are pure fantasy

unless you have 

a specific plan 

to achieve them.

~Stephen Covey

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Location: Nixon Library, California

courage to find your way ... Earl Nightingale

All you need is a plan, 

the road map,

and the courage

to press on 

to your destination.

~Earl Nightingale

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Location: Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona

(5/16) Planning to Plan ... Chuck Knox

Always have a plan 

and believe in it.

Nothing good happens 

by accident.

~ Chuck Knox

(2/25) productivity is the result of ... Paul J. Meyer

Productivity is never

 an accident. 

It is always the result

 of a commitment to excellence,

 intelligent planning, 

and focused effort.

~ Paul J. Meyer

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