Responsibility Quotes

Nothing happens by itself... it all will come your way, once you understand that you have to make it come your way, by your own exertions.

Privilege is here, and with privilege goes responsibility.

The responsibility to nightmare is to wake up.

I think that - not just as a journalist but as a human being - I have the ethical responsibility to avoid actions that can harm innocent people.

There is a huge responsibility on all of us to get England through. It would be one of the biggest disasters in sports history if we blew it and we must make sure it does not happen.

I still get butterflies. It's because there's a certain level of responsibility you carry when doing a concert. You've got to sound at least as good as the record.

The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, their disinclination to earn an honest dollar.

None of us can hope to get anywhere without character, moral courage and the spiritual strength to accept responsibility.

In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes. Man's ultimate responsibility is to God alone.

the voluntary relinquishing of responsibility for our lives and our actions is one of the greatest enemies of our time.

I grew up kind of fast. I had a lot of responsibilities-cleaning the house, going to school on my own, making good grades on my own

The three most difficult words to speak are, "I was wrong."

The ultimate step in taking responsibility is making sure our actions line up with our words.

Achieving gender equality requires the engagement of women and men, girls and boys. It is everyones responsibility.

Teachers are directed to instruct their pupils... and to awaken in them a sense of their responsibility toward the community of the nation.

Living in a society, instead of on a desert island, does not relieve a man of the responsibility of supporting his own life.

Don’t nurture a sense of guilt; rather, nurture a sense of responsibility married with a sense of humility.

My responsibility is simply being who I am and not buying into any projection as real. No projection is finally real, but projection does play a very important role.

If conservationists will attempt to resume responsibility for their need to eat, they will be led back fairly directly to all their previous concerns for the welfare of nature.

It is our responsibility to learn how to speak to an audience that is less informed about music, to give it a reason to want to come and see us instead of going to the movies.

The people gave me the responsibility of building the future of this nation And I did it with honor.

Only you can take responsibility for your happiness..but you can't do it alone. It's the great paradox of being human.

I'll keep working as long as I live because singing has taken on the feeling of joy that I had when I started, when my only responsibility was to sing well.

A compassionate open home is part of Christian responsibility, and should be practiced up to the level of capacity.

Ours is an open and accepting society, and has historically provided an avenue for lawful immigration to all those willing to accept the responsibilities of citizenship.

Giving is more than a responsibility-it is a privilege; more than an act of obedience-it is evidence of our faith.

Your responsibility as an artist is to experiment.

When attention is given to the spiritual aspect of one's life, it brings a sense of belongingness, and responsibility, compassion and caring for the whole of humanity.

Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith.

At the door of every happy person there should be a man with a hammer whose knock would serve as a constant reminder of the existence of unfortunate people.

Liberty means that a man is recognized as free and treated as free by those who surround him.

Power breeds responsibilities, in international affairs as in domestic - or even private. To dodge or disclaim these responsibilities is one form of the abuse of power.

The environment is God's gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations, and towards humanity as a whole.

The manager is a servant. His master is the institution he manages and his first responsibility must therefore be to it.

Poverty, the racial divide and social injustice do not impact only those who suffer most visibly. Alleviating poverty and injustice is a responsibility we must never forget or abandon.

The productivity of work is not the responsibility of the worker but of the manager.

The only way we can change our world is to take responsibility for our part in it.

From generation to generation, lights are extinguished and darkness threatens until some one stoops to bear the torch.

The snowflake never needs to feel responsible for the avalanche.

Now our job, our duty, our responsibility to ensure the safety and security of our citizens cannot be complete unless we guarantee health care security for our citizens.

The Fuhrer alone is the present and future German reality and its law. Learn to know ever more deeply: from now on every single thing demands decision, and every action responsibility.

If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children.

I think an artist's responsibility is more complex than people realize.

To take care of the world seemed, finally, a privilege rather than a burden. The Riddler had led them to life's greatest victory. They had found a home.

A truly moral nation enacts policies that encourage personal responsibility and discourage self-destructive behavior by not subsidizing people who live irresponsibly and make poor choices.

When you are part of a megachurch you have no responsibility to anybody else.

To me, the responsibility of an actor is to recreate humanity honestly. I never feel like an actor, I always look at it from a blue collar perspective.

I'm glad I understand that while language is a gift, listening is a responsibility. (U.S. poet and writer, 1943- )

I'm on a roller coaster that only goes up," he said. "And it is my privilege and my responsibility to ride all the way up with you," I said.

Weak leaders of churches blame people and circumstances. Breakout church leaders accept responsibility and see God's possibilities in even difficult situations.