Tell me I have to be somewhere, and I'll be there 20 minutes early and stay there longer than anybody else. You hold up a lot of people if you're not on time.

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"If you see someone without a smile, give them yours."

- Dolly Parton

Compassion

"If you don’t like the road you’re walking, start paving another one."

- Dolly Parton

Change

"If you don't like the road you're walking, start paving another one!"

- Dolly Parton

Motivation

"The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain."

- Dolly Parton

Optimism

"A peacock that rests on his tail feathers is just another turkey."

- Dolly Parton

Courage

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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