To shun ones cross is to make it heavier. – Henri Frederic Amiel

Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him. – Booker T. Washington

Even when we know what is right, too often we fail to act. More often we grab greedily for the day, letting tomorrow bring what it will, putting off the unpleasant and unpopular. – Bernard M. Baruch

Choice of attention – to pay attention to this and ignore that – is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be. – W. H. Auden