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 

it's the nature of things ... Frank Lloyd Wright

Study nature, 

love nature, 

stay close to nature. 

It will never fail you. 

~Frank Lloyd Wright

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Location: Taliesin West

Scottsdale, Arizona

what can shape your outlook ... Tina Knowles

I believe in 

the power of 

great clothing. 

It can evoke confidence,

 beauty, 

and a sense of glamour. 

~Tina Knowles

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To dance is to be 

out of yourself. 

Larger, more beautiful, 

more powerful. 

This is power, 

it is glory on earth 

and it is yours for the taking. 

~Agnes de Mille

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1940

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

the alchemy of gratitude ... Auliq-Ice

Gratitude turns

 disappointment into 

lessons learned, 

discoveries made, 

alternatives explored, 

and new plans set in motion. 

― Auliq-Ice

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what happens when you are grateful ... Todd Stocker

Thankfulness creates 

gratitude 

which generates contentment

 that causes peace. 

― Todd Stocker

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OK, OK

I'm a firm believer that Thanksgiving 

and gratitude should be celebrated daily!

how do you really feel - Deborah Tannen

We all feel wistfulness 

or regret about 

roads not taken. 

~Deborah Tannen

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1995, Gila County, Arizona near Payson

finding balance ... Albert Einstein

Life is like 

riding a bicycle. 

To keep your balance, 

you must keep moving.

~Albert Einstein

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live a little ... Mark Twain

“Twenty years from now 

you will be 

more disappointed by 

the things that 

you didn't do 

than by the ones 

you did do. 

So throw off the bowlines. 

Sail away from 

the safe harbor. 

Catch the trade winds 

in your sails. 

Explore. 

Dream. 

Discover.”

― Mark Twain

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Location: Route 66, Arizona

finding beauty ... Alexander McQueen

"I think there is

 beauty in everything. 

What 'normal' people 

perceive as ugly, 

I can usually see 

something of beauty in it."

—Alexander McQueen

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a dangerous place ... John Le Carre

The desk is 

a dangerous place 

from which 

to watch the world. 

~John Le Carre

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Location: Papago Historical Museum

learning a lesson ... Zig Ziglar

If you learn from defeat, 

you haven't really lost. 

~Zig Ziglar

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people are wonderful ... Robert Schuller

People are wonderful.

 There is good in everyone.

 It may be hard 

to see at times. 

It may be clouded over

 by meanness or selfishness. 

But, within everyone

 there is an angel

 waiting to be released. 

~Robert Schuller

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Location: Mesa, Arizona

what does your style say about you ... Iris Apfel

Great personal style

 is an extreme curiosity

 about yourself. 

~Iris Apfel

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a new definition of beauty ... Marilyn Monroe

Imperfection is beauty, 

madness is genius

 and it's better 

to be absolutely 

ridiculous than 

absolutely boring. 

~Marilyn Monroe

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Strength from challenge ... Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

Should you shield
 the canyons from 
the windstorms, 
you would never 
see the beauty 
of their carvings. 
~Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

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Location: Mount Lemon
outside Tucson, Arizona

it's never too late ... Jane Fonda

 It's never too late

 - never too late 

to start over, 

never too late 

to be happy. 

~Jane Fonda

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a change of attitude ... Norman Vincent Peale

When you pray 

for anyone 

you tend to modify 

your personal attitude

 toward him. 

~Norman Vincent Peale

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Location: Scottsdale Mission

Scottsdale, Arizona

and, again ... Richard Branson

Do not be embarrassed

 by your failures, 

learn from them 

and start again. 

~Richard Branson

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