Quotes About Accountability

President or Prime Minister are not any individuals. They are an institutions in itself, and in democracy, we should ensure that the dignity of the institutions is not lowered.

An Australian prime minister once said that his job was the second most important job in the country - behind being captain of the cricket team. It's not a job you take on lightly.

No prime minister, no government can expect to be unanswerable or unchallenged.

A prime minister cannot preside over Israel when an indictment has been filed against him.

You don't try and put rockets under prime ministers.

Princeton is no longer a thing for Princeton men to please themselves with. Princeton is a thing with which Princeton men must satisfy the country.

When Shonda Rhimes calls, you feel like you get called into the principal's office a little bit, and you think, 'Maybe I better take that call.'

School grades can help determine how well a principal or school leader is doing, and yeah, you need to have some way to evaluate schools.

If your ceiling is falling down, don't you call someone in? I apply the same principle to myself.

We should work with the principle that a work that can be done at a lower level should never be escalated to a higher level.

The House of Lords has many fine aspects, but at its heart, it is a betrayal of the core democratic principle that those in the enlightened world hold so dear - that those who make the laws of the land should be elected by those who must obey those laws.

I will restore a government based on principle and justice.

The European model is in danger if we obliterate the principle of personal responsibility.

For me, the main principle for broadcasters has to be that if people stand to benefit from an interview, they should be prepared to face some downside as well.

We must face facts. I have made that my guiding principle in office.

I want a group of Green MPs who will demonstrate to Canadians that it's possible to be respectful, ethical, hard working and actually stick to principle.

It is a fundamental principle that every institution must be accountable to an authority which is independent of that institution. Yet somehow, the judiciary has propagated a view that the judiciary can only be accountable to itself.

Our forefathers got it; they got it, man. They took godly principles and they put them into action, and they developed our Constitution - the land of freedom where each man is accountable and responsible for his actions.

The American people deserve a blueprint for policymaking that is built upon the Constitution of the United States and the principles of fiscal discipline, limited government, accountability, and a strong national defense.

Ensuring the respect of international humanitarian law and principles is one of the key areas necessary to establish accountability chains.

Delivering the 'Grand Rapids Press' taught me responsibility, accountability, and all the principles of the rewards of hard work.

In this age of the electronic media and the mass distribution of the printed word, God will hold us accountable if we do not now move the Book of Mormon in a monumental way.

It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose.

Building trust between law enforcement officers and the communities we serve is one of my highest priorities as attorney general.