Responsibility Quotes
The fact that good people can be forced to do wrong doesn’t make them less good. But it also doesn’t make the wrong less wrong.
Make not, when you work a deed of shame, The scoundrel's plea, 'My forbears did the same.
The sooner we wake up and realise that we have a moral duty to guide and protect this planet, the sooner things will improve for every form of life on this planet.
The moment you hand over YOUR responsibility to manage your own rights, morality, and freedoms - to the government, that is the moment democracy fails.
A woman who was a schoolgirl at Hiroshima asked, “Those scientists who invented the atomic bomb, what did they think would happen if they dropped it?
It is only when one is under extreme duress that one's true character is revealed.
Especially when it comes to animals used for food, humanity’s reasoning power and concern about fairness plummets.
To err is human, to accept full responsibility is to just run with it
Tell the truth about any situation & you are delivered from lack of progress, but become hypocritical or lying, and you may be in bondage for life.
When I’m at the bottom looking up, the main question may not be ‘how do I get out of this hole?’ In reality, the main question might be ‘how do I get rid of the shovel that I used to dig it?
Parenting role-play change every ten years from affection to duty to responsibility, and then the cycle must reverse with next generation playing the same in the reverse sequence.
Responsibilities fall heaviest on those willing to take the load.
Even if you love a lady, don't say you will take care of her while someone else is catering for your needs.
In a justly ordereduniverse, where loss of equipoise would mean total destruction, individual responsibility must be absolute.
It’s one thing to fall in love. It’s another to feel someone else fall in love with you, and to feel a responsibility toward that love.
Just like in the eye of the storm there is always comfort within the chaos. Becoming aware of this however, is your responsibility.
Failing to fulfill your responsibilities is not only a reflection of your priorities, but also your integrity. Your actions define your character not the words you utter.
Democracy is government by the people, for the people. Without the responsibility of the people, and without the involvement of the people - all you have left is GOVERNMENT.
We often blame our government for their lack of responsibility, socially and politically. We forget that that is only a result of the societal irresponsibility in general.
Always remember: When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves.
Any government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipw
True purpose dies when true people who are suppose to keep it alive fail to give it life
Practical management of your time includes taking responsibility of your choices.
It is about doing the most good with the only two hands I can control.
The white man will never be alone. Let him be just, and deal kindly with my people. For the dead are not powerless.
The time to clean our city of any dirt begins individual action for collective clean communities.
You can’t do it for someone else. No matter how much they motivate or inspire you, you have to do it for yourself. Your health is YOUR responsibility.
there is both fear and comfort to be drawn from devils--the fear speaks for itself, the comfort comes from being able to absolve oneself of responsibility for one's actions.
Sometimes you have to do things you don't want to do but you suck it up and do it anyway, and that's what teaches you humility, work ethic, responsibility, and follow-through.
Always remember that with privilege comes responsibility. You must go to Casa Azul and see the place you came from. Only then will you be able to understand how far you've come.
A human should realize himself and be responsible for himself if he wants to become the true person he is to be
An infinity with God has always been a circle, not a straight line past all your mistakes.
One must always be aware, to notice—even though the cost of noticing is to become responsible.
Don't try to be happy, just be happy. Because your happiness does not depend on others. Be the reason for your own happiness.
But the finger I pointed at her turned back to me. I had loved her. Not only had I loved her, I had chosen her.
We cannot choose who offends us, but we can choose how to respond when we are offended.
Love provides much needed warmth .. Excess of it would essentially mean burning .. Responsibility will turn love into enchantment .. And respect will turn life into fulfilment.
Lack of communication has a way of clipping our wings, which keeps us from flying. When things are left unspoken, we forget that everyone is destined to share the sky together.
When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself), emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure.