To be trusted with a blade at a man’s neck has always been a great honor and responsibility.

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"Love: a temporary insanity, curable by marriage."

- Ambrose Bierce

Love

"An account, mostly false, of events, mostly unimportant, which are brought about by rulers, mostly knaves, and soldiers, mostly fools."

- Ambrose Bierce

Awareness

"Present, n. That part of eternity dividing the domain of disappointment from the realm of hope."

- Ambrose Bierce

Hope

"Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money."

- Ambrose Bierce

Motivation

"Calamities come in two types: misfortunes to us and good fortune for others."

- Ambrose Bierce

Adversity

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"We have raised the bar. … But that doesn’t raise it just for the youth. That raises it for the parents, who have the primary responsibility for teaching their children principles. That raises it for the leaders. That raises it for the teachers. We’ve all got to take a step up in a world that is unraveling as fast as this one is."

- President M. Russell Ballard

Responsibility

"Obstacles can’t stop you. Problems can’t stop you. People can’t stop you. Only you can stop you."

- Unknown

Responsibility

"Life comes at a cost. Wouldn’t it be arrogant to die before you’ve repaid that debt?"

- Yuuji Kazami

Responsibility

"You can’t win a game by doing nothing. And if someone else wins it for you then you haven’t accomplished anything. Life is the same way."

- Junichirou Kagami

Responsibility

"Ask not what your country can do for you — ask what you can do for your country."

- John F. Kennedy

Responsibility