Quotes About Accountability

At some point you have to stop acting as though life is happening to you and acknowledge the ways you are happening to it. Once you take responsibility for your side of the street, you grant yourself the power to improve every aspect of your life by simply acting and behaving differently.

I want you to take a moment here and write down all the problems that are plaguing you at this moment, from big to small. Now ask yourself what you contributed in creating your current situation. Did the professor fail you because you never went to class? Did your boss yell at you because you were on YouTube instead of working?

While in general the governance of speech on social media has been on a trajectory of increased transparency and accountability, the policing of so-called terrorist speech is becoming more and more opaque, and decisions about policies are being made by elites, behind closed doors, absent the meaningful inclusion of civil society … and the communities likely to be most affected by such decisions.

Facebook and its counterparts don't operate like courts; there is no case law, no checks and balances, and—until recently—no due process. The judges (content moderators) are not appointed or elected by voters, unlike in well-functioning democracies. There are simply no systems of accountability to the process and, as such, the same image that might be banned for one user can be allowed for another.

Lord of the Lies - referencing former President Trump

God's forgiveness is the only thing. And, well, I take full responsibility for the adultery. It was my fault and, you know, no matter what went on, the man has to take responsibility and I do.

Homework strongly indicates that the teachers are not doing their jobs well enough during the school day. It's not like they'll let you bring your home stuff to school and work on it there. You can't say, 'I didn't finish sleeping at home, so I have to work on finishing my sleep here.

Reality (i.e., the truth) is that there is a God in heaven. Reality is that He made us and we are accountable to Him. Reality is that this God has spoken and what He says matters--eternally. Reality is that without His salvation, we are doomed to eternal torment. Reality is that God's Son, Jesus Christ, has died for the sins of the world, that He has risen again, and that whoever believes on Him is given eternal life.

No," she said adamantly. The words had become a set piece: "I want them to see what they've done.

Freedom of speech does not protect you from the consequences of saying stupid shit. [ Blog post, March 12, 2012 ]

There is no right choice. You chose. Your job now is to make the most of that choice.

One thing I hope I'll never be is drunk with my own power. And anybody who says I am will never work in this town again.

Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions.

Mediocrity results first and foremost from management failure, not technological failure.

This Congress is simply not doing its job under Republican leadership.

spiritual accountability proved insufficient for Peter, because no outward teaching can compare to the inward power of the Holy Spirit.

Let's stop blaming our unbelief on the pastor we once had, on our childhood, on circumstances, or on anything else. There is no excuse for us not to believe in the Lord.

Kids seem most secure around parents who are strong, who don't allow the limits they place on their kids to crumble. Children lose respect for adults who cannot set limits and make them stick. Kids who misbehave without having to face the consequences become brats.

This is the cardinal rule for grades and report cards: Parents don't get report cards—kids do.

The best solution to any problem lies within the skin of the person who rightfully owns the problem.

Modeling is the secret to instilling a sense of responsibility about personal belongings.

Leaders are hard workers. They never expect more out of the people around them than they are willing to give themselves.

There are always consequences to wrong choices.

The gargantuan, ever-growing, ever-less-accountable, impossible-to-uproot federal bureaucracy is actually the sleeper issue of our time. It's at the heart of the conservative critique of modern government: faceless bureaucrats writing incomprehensible regulations that complicate our lives for no good reason.