ah, rain ... Saint Basil

Many a man curses

 the rain that falls 

upon his head, 

and knows not that 

it brings abundance 

to drive away the hunger. 

~Saint Basil

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what transforms us ... Friederick Nietzsche

A thought, 

even a possibility, 

can shatter and

 transform us. 

~ Friederick Nietzsche

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Location: Chinese Cultural Center

Phoenix, Arizona

a definition of greatness ... Elbert Hubbard

The final proof
of greatness is
in being able to
endure criticism
without resentment.
~Elbert Hubbard

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1934 Sphinx in Egypt

what transforms you? Melissa McCarthy

I think wigs and

 makeup and costumes 

completely transform me. 

~Melissa McCarthy

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NOT Melissa McCarthy...this is Winston the Magnificent

NO Celebrities were harmed in the 

creation of nor the taking of this photo

enthusiastiasm with Charles Schwab

A man can succeed at almost

anything for which he has

unlimited enthusiasm.

~Charles Schwab

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Location: Hurts Donuts, Tempe, Arizona

growth with Robert Louis Stevenson

Don't judge each day

by the harvest

you reap but by the seeds

that you plant.

~ Robert Louis Stevenson

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Location: Sonoran Desert, Arizona

you are what you read ... Theodore Roosevelt

I am a part of

everything that I have read.

Theodore Roosevelt

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determination ... Lou Holtz

No one has ever

drowned in sweat.

~Lou Holtz

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Location: Scottsdale, AZ

routine joys with William Arthur Ward

Gratitude can transform

 common days into thanksgivings,

 turn routine jobs into joy,

 and change ordinary 

opportunities into blessings. 

~William Arthur Ward

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the power of thought...Friederich Nietzsche

A thought, 

even a possibility, 

can shatter 

and transform us.

~Friederich Nietzsche 

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(2/7) send an e-card to a friend day ... friendship ... Martin Luther King, Jr.

Love is the only force

 capable of transforming

 an enemy into a friend.

~Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Location: Fountain Hills, Arizona