Quotes About Accountability

My constituents say, 'Congressman, have you balanced the budget?' And I'm going to say, 'Well, we're working on it.' And they are going to say, 'Well, Congressman, did you get rid of Fannie and Freddie?' And I'm going to say, 'Well, we're working on it.'

Our constituents rightly hold us accountable for results.

Under our Constitution, if you're a bad citizen, you're still a citizen; that's the way we roll.

If you are going to stand for the rule of law, if you are going to raise your hand and support the constitution, then you need to follow the law.

I just accept that, if my party and my compatriots wish that I be removed from office, they must exercise that right and do so in the manner prescribed in the Constitution.

It's Congress' job to keep an eye on the other agencies and the workings of the entire government. It is our constitutional duty.

In our constitutional system, states are free to make decisions and bear the political consequences, good or bad, of those choices.

Anti-corruption is a core constitutional value. It always has been.

We want people to know that Live Nation can serve all their live-music needs. If we're going to be the ones who have a relationship with the consumer, then we have a responsibility to be the ones accountable if things go bad.

One of the problems I have with the administration is that they're not tough enough. They are waiting for BP to say, 'Oh, we've got a new plan to stop the oil leak.' They need to stop it, contain it, clean it up.

I don't want to be in a position like, O.K., just give me a contract and I'll be on the team and play every two games. I don't want to be like that.

We didn't do Brexit. We didn't get money for it. We didn't do work for it. We didn't sign a contract.

I don't want to be like those guys that, two or three years into their contract, they do really good, and then they don't care.

If you can't honor your contract, that's the type of company I don't really want to be associated with.

Any time you have to tell work where you're at and what you're doing, that's considered an employee, not a contractor.

At the end of the day, everyone is repsonsible for their own contracts. Nobody forced us to sign them.

I am a professional, I believe in work ethics, I believe in contracts.

With central contracts, you are very well looked after by the board. You do not have to be bothered about anything else. Just put in the hard work and do well for the country.

Every day, you want to come in and contribute when your name is in the lineup.

I think we have some amazing leaders. But then we have some leaders who turn a blind eye to things that contribute negatively to a really difficult culture for women.

I want to know how I'm doing and contributing. If anyone says they don't... they're lying.

Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.

There is absolutely nothing that you can control except showing up and doing your job.

You have to take control of your own life, your own destiny, and your own careers. You can't leave everything up to someone else, 'cause then you can look at them and blame them.