Democracy is like blowing your nose. You may not do it well, but it's something you ought to do yourself.

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"The warrior fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him."

- G.K. Chesterton

Love

"The traveler sees what he sees, the tourists sees what he has come to see."

- G.K. Chesterton

Awareness

"The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to see."

- G.K. Chesterton

Awareness

"The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes."

- G.K. Chesterton

Transformation

"The object of a new year is not that we should have a new year, but that we should have a new soul."

- G.K. Chesterton

Transformation

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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

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"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