how to measure success...Dag Hammarskjold

Never measure 

the height of a mountain 

until you have 

reached the top. 

Then you will see 

how low it was. 

~Dag Hammarskjold

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Location: Anchorage, Alaska 

redefining success...Abraham Hicks

The standard of success

 in life isn't the things. 

It isn't the money 

or the stuff. 

It is absolutely 

the amount of joy 

you feel.

~Abraham Hicks

Courtesy of Library of Congress
circa 1910

how big is your dream ... Les Brown

You are never too old 

to set another goal 

or to dream a new dream. 

~Les Brown

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Location: Venice, Italy

can you keep a secret ... John C. Maxwell

The secret of 

your success is determined

 by your daily agenda. 

~John C. Maxwell

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Location: Mystery Castle

Phoenix, Arizona

words lose meaning ... Benjamin Franklin

Without continual 

growth and progress, 

such words as improvement,

 achievement, and success 

have no meaning. 

~Benjamin Franklin

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

1960 Notebook Collection

be consistent ... Dwayne Johnson

Success isn't always

 about greatness. 

It's about consistency. 

Consistent hard work 

leads to success. 

Greatness will come. 

~Dwayne Johnson

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Location: Smithsonian Air and Space Museum

circa 1990

don't limit yourself ... Mary Kay Ash

Don't limit yourself. 

Many people limit 

themselves to what 

they think they can do. 

You can go as far 

as your mind lets you. 

What you believe, 

remember, you can achieve. 

~Mary Kay Ash

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Location: Ronsom House Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

it's a journey ... Satenig St. Marie

Success is never 

a destination 

- it's a journey. 

~Satenig St. Marie

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the importance of failure ... Tom Robbins

Go ahead and fail. 

But fail with wit, 

fail with grace, 

fail with style … 

Embrace failure! 

Seek it out. 

Learn to love it. 

That may be the only way

 any of us will ever be free. 

~Tom Robbins

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, 1940

Courtesy of the Library of Congress, 1942

infinite possibilities ... Robert Schuller

What would you do

 if you knew 

you could not fail. 

~Robert Schuller

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what do you mind ... Stephen Covey

Mind over mattress. 

~Stephen Covey

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be brave ... Dolly Parton

You'll never do 

a whole lot unless 

you're brave enough 

to try. 

~ Dolly Parton

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Location: Desert Botanical Garden

Phoenix, Arizona

how to succeed ... Oprah Winfrey

Think like a queen. 

A queen is 

not afraid to fail. 

Failure is 

another steppingstone 

to greatness. 

~Oprah Winfrey

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another tidbit about success ... Elbert Hubbard

Do your work 

with your whole heart, 

and you will succeed 

- there's so 

little competition. 

~Elbert Hubbard

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who's your best friend ... Chanakya

Education is 

the best friend. 

An educated person 

is respected everywhere. 

Education beats 

the beauty and the youth. 

~Chanakya

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Location: Pompeii Exhibit

Arizona Science Museum, Phoenix, Arizona

shaping destiny ... Tony Robbins

It is in the moments

 of decision that 

your destiny is shaped. 

~ Tony Robbins

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

1939 Saddle Maker

employment advice ... Calvin Coolidge

No man ever listened

 himself out of a job. 

~Calvin Coolidge

Courtesy of Library of Congress

helping others ... Joel Osteen

God puts people in our lives

 on purpose so we can help them

 succeed and help them 

become all He created them to be. 

Most people will not reach

 their full potential 

without somebody else 

believing in them. 

~Joel Osteen

Courtesy of Library of Congress

Winston Salem, North Carolina

a little perseverance ... Ramana Maharshi

No one succeeds 

without effort... 

Those who succeed 
owe their success 

to perseverance. 

~Ramana Maharshi

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Location: Dwarf Car Museum

Maricopa, Arizona

defining success ... Sophocles

Success is dependent 

on effort. 

~Sophocles

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Location: Montezuma's Well