cooking with Jacques Pepin

Great cooking favors

prepared hands.

~Jacques Pepin

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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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success with Joyce Brothers

A strong, positive 

self-image is the 

best possible preparation 

for success. 

~Joyce Brothers

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Location: Ronsom House, Phoenix, Arizona

preparing for the future ... H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

The best preparation 

for tomorrow is 

doing your best today. 

~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.

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Location: Scottsdale Historical Museum, Classroom circa 1910
Scottsdale, Arizona

going to work with Julie Andrews Edwards

Sometimes opportunities

 float right past your nose. 

Work hard, 

apply yourself, 

and be ready. 

When an opportunity 

comes you can grab it.

~ Julie Andrews Edwards

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being prepared with Winston Churchill

I'm just preparing 

my impromptu remarks. 

~ Winston Churchill

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Location: Florence, Arizona city museum

preparing with Bobby Knight

The will to succeed 

is important, 

but what's more important

 is the will to prepare.

~Bobby Knight

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Location: New Zealand