Quotes About Accountability

We do plenty of high praise, but if a play deserves to be criticized or I don't believe he belongs in the game, the fans deserve to hear it.

Goalkeepers don't get second chances, but also, we can win games and be praised, so that's the way it is.

We need sensible people in the system, who are honest and passionate about the country and will not fall pray to corruption.

I don't appreciate a preacher who commits adultery and then goes out and blames me.

I realized I needed to take more responsibility, be more mature, not to lose the ball in precarious areas. In past I was apathetic, didn't think too much.

Early is on time, on time is late and late is forgotten. Is it a rule? No. It's my personal mantra, and I feel like I have a lot of respect for time. I really do. It's precious. We shouldn't take it for granted.

Because of the way my words get scrutinized, I have to use a level of precision so people don't accuse me of misleading them.

Our kids should be leaving school ready for success, not paying for the misconduct of predatory institutions.

Why don't we call on the credit card companies to be accountable? They need to be held accountable for their predatory lending practices.

We must never take the public's trust for granted - our predecessors worked hard to earn it, and it is our responsibility to continually earn that trust.

I come from a state where four governors have gone to jail since I've been alive. Two of my last four predecessors in this seat went to jail or are going to jail.

What I prefer is an audience who listen. And are intelligent. Which I try and assume every audience is. And that if something goes wrong, it's generally my fault and not theirs.

When I was a boy if a girl got pregnant the shame was placed on her and the boy could get away.

People can expect that from me as premier: If there's something to be done, something to be fixed, it'll happen.

When the club offers you the job, they say what the club expects from you. If the club says to you, 'I want you to win the Champions League, the Premier League, the Carabao Cup,' you say, 'OK, you want to win this and this and this? Can you give me this and this and this?'

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

There is a strong social premise in our country and I feel today freedom is being misused and not used.

You can never prepare yourself enough to see your mug shot and DUI.

You have an obligation as a player - as an athlete at any level - and it doesn't matter what sport it is. When you sign on, you sign on. You prepare that week to go win. I don't care about your schedule, or how many people got hurt - it doesn't matter. You owe it to the people in the building and guys in the huddle to prepare yourself to win.

When you think about the children, one of the things that I'm quite concerned about - and I've heard it expressed by others - is trying to find how we can build better accountability, work to provide a level of education that prepares our children for the future.

Sometimes a manager can only do so much, as in prepare a team, and then the team have to go out there and perform.

We are a high-performance environment and guys being professional about how they prepare for games is not something that should be frowned upon. It should be expected of players.

If we don't do as well as we know how and we are prepared to do, it'll be largely because we act and make choices as though we're going to stay here, as though this life is all there is, when that is not the case.

To point the finger at one guy, at each other or at the coaches, won't do any good. It's not supposed to be the coach. It's our team. The coaches can do a phenomenal job preparing you, but it has to come from within.