"It is better to debate a question without settling it than to settle a question without debating it."

*—Joseph Joubert, French Essayist*

"It is rare that one can see in a little boy the promise of a man, but one can almost always see in a little girl the threat of a woman."

Alexandre Dumas

"We never understand a thing so well, and make it our own, as when we have discovered it for ourselves."

Rene Descartes

"The things you fear are undefeatable not by their nature but by your approach."

Jewel

"If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?"

Dr. Laurence J. Peter
Canadian educator

"If you have knowledge, let others light their candles in it."

Margaret Fuller

"If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it."

Andy Rooney

Phoenix

According to NPR, 90% of Phoenix has been built since 1950 and it’s primary reason for existence is to grow (think urban sprawl).

"Indecision may or may not be my problem."

Jimmy Buffett

"Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’"

Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics