“Provision for others is the fundamental responsibility of human life.'' — Woodrow Wilson, 20th-century American president

“It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.” — Chinese proverb

“Responsibility is to keep the ability to respond” — Robert Duncan

"What lies behind us and what lies before us are small matters compared to what lies within us."  —  Ralph Waldo Emerson, 19th-century American essayist and poet