“You must be the master of your own destiny or be tossed like a ship on the waves of fate.”
"If you are planning for a year, sow rice; if you are planning for a decade, plant trees; if you are planning for a lifetime, educate people."
- Chinese Proverb
Education
"Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still."
- Chinese Proverb
Perseverance
"A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives you roses."
- Chinese Proverb
Generosity
"A thorn defends the rose, harming only those who would steal the blossom."
- Chinese Proverb
Courage
"Be not afraid of growing slowly; be afraid only of standing still."
- Chinese Proverb
Personal Growth
"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