Happy 4th of July

Is life so dear, 

or peace so sweet, 

as to be purchased 

at the price of chains and slavery? 

Forbid it, Almighty God! 

I know not 

what course others may take; 

but as for me, 

give me liberty or give me death! 
― Patrick Henry

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Benjamin Franklin, figurehead for Battleship 'Franklin'

“Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge.” 
― Eckhart Tolle

a peace of mind ... George Bernard Shaw

Those who cannot 

change their minds 

cannot change anything.

― George Bernard Shaw

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2014, Texas

these shoes are made for walking ... Roy T. Bennett

You never change your life

 until you step out

 of your comfort zone; 

change begins 

at the end of your comfort zone.
― Roy T. Bennett

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Location: Mystery Castle

Phoenix, Arizona

 

bend and stretch ... Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

A mind that is stretched 

by a new experience 

can never go back 

to its old dimensions.

~Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

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Location: Carefree Botanical Garden

build something different ... Henry Adams

All experience is an arch, 

to build upon.

~Henry Adams

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what's your flavor ... Truman Capote

Failure is the condiment 

that gives success its flavor.

~Truman Capote

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