“Just living is not enough,” said the butterfly, “one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”

~ Hans Christian Andersen

White Flower, Tucson, Arizona 2008

Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.
~ James R. Sherman

Javelina mom with two “reds”  Tucson, Arizona 2010

Whether you believe you can do a thing or not, you’re right.

~ Henry Ford

Military Macaw (Ara militaris), Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2015

There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.

~ G.K. Chesterton

Millipede, Petroglyph National Monument, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2006

It is better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.

~ Marilyn Monroe

Bobcat, Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson, Arizona 2014

To have the heart of a child is not a disgrace. It is an honor.

~ Ernest Hemingway

Girl Running, Ashland, Ohio 2009

The minute you choose to do what you really want to do, it’s a different kind of life.

~ R. Buckminster Fuller

Bison rolling, Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota 2010