when to do something ... Elon Musk

When something is

 important enough, 

you do it even 

if the odds are not 

in your favor. 

~Elon Musk

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Yume Japanese Friendship Garden

Tucson, Arizona

how do you really feel - Deborah Tannen

We all feel wistfulness 

or regret about 

roads not taken. 

~Deborah Tannen

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

1995, Gila County, Arizona near Payson

be here ... now ... Alan Cohen

Be happy with 

what you have. 

Be excited about 

what you want.

– Alan Cohen

Courtesy of the Library of Congress
 1888 Storm
(now do you appreciate summer?)

the butterfly of happiness ... Nathaniel Hawthorne

Happiness is a butterfly, 

which when pursued, 

is always just 

beyond your grasp, 

but which, 

if you will sit down quietly, 

may alight upon you.

~Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Location: Tucson Botanical Gardens, Butterfly House
Tucson, Arizona

Alexandra Trenfor

The best teachers show you where to look, but don't tell you what to see.

~Alexandra Trenfor

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another secret ... Aldous Huxley

The secret of genius 

is to carry 

the spirit of the child

 into old age, 

which means 

never losing 

your enthusiasm.

~Aldous Huxley

Courtesy of the Library of Congress
1942, New York

French wisdom...

There is no pillow

 so soft as 

a clear conscience.

~French Proverb

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Location: Mystery Castle
Phoenix, Arizona

belief in liberty ... Louis Brandeis ... Happy Fourth of July

Those who won 

our independence believed

 liberty to be the secret

 of happiness and 

courage to be the secret 

of liberty.

~Louis D. Brandeis

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Flag Location: Tucson, Arizona

Titan Missile Museum

we're never alone ... Karen Berg

We may not realize it,

 but each of us 

has angels that are 

always with us.

~Karen Berg

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Location: Tucson, Arizona
De Grazia Museum

not everything is as it seems .. Aesop

Every truth has two sides;

 it is as well 

to look at both, 

before we commit ourselves

 to either. 

~Aesop

Courtesy of the Library of Congress
 1978 Florida mini golf course

each day you have a choice ... Charles R. Swindoll

The remarkable thing is,

 we have a choice everyday

 regarding the attitude 

we will embrace 

for that day. 

~Charles R. Swindoll

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beauty is everywhere ... Victoria Justice

It's nice to just embrace the natural beauty within you. Victoria Justice

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another form of entertainment ... K. D. Lang

The sky is 

an infinite movie 

to me. 

I never get tired o

f looking at what's 

happening up there. 

K. D. Lang

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nature's gift ... Louie Schwartzberg

Nature's beauty is 

a gift that cultivates

 appreciation and gratitude. 

~Louie Schwartzberg

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defining medicine ... Voltaire

The art of medicine 

consists in amusing

 the patient while 

nature cures the disease. 

~Voltaire

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, 1956

ok, another definition ... George Carlin

Electricity is really just

 organized lightning. 

~George Carlin

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, 1917

another definition ... Laurence J. Peter

Expert: 

a man who makes 

three correct guesses

 consecutively. 

~Laurence J. Peter

Courtesy of the Library of Congresss

how strong are you ... Pythagoras

Choose rather to be 

strong

 of soul than 

strong of body. 

~Pythagoras

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

always look on the bright side of life ... Ken Kesey

You can't really be strong

 until you see 

a funny side to things. 

~Ken Kesey

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where are you going ... Sean Hampton

A dream without ambition

 is like a car

 without gas... 

you're not going anywhere. 

~Sean Hampton

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Location: Franklin Car Museum

Tucson, Arizona