“Not responding is a response - we are equally responsible for what we don't do.”
"Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving and identity."
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Awareness
"She was a genius of sadness, immersing herself in it, separating its numerous strands, appreciating its subtle nuances. She was a prism through which sadness could be divided into its infinite spectrum."
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Awareness
"Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?"
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Happiness
"You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness."
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Adversity
"There were things I wanted to tell him. But I knew they would hurt him. So I buried them and let them hurt me."
- Jonathan Safran Foer
Adversity
"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