Quotes About Accountability

The great political problem in our modern democracy is how to induce our leaders to lead.

M + D = C, Monopoly plus Discretion equals Corruption

As one task is put off, another is taken up. By the end of the day, or week, or year, countless projects have been undertaken, while few have found completion.

Shakespeare might advise, "The fault is not in our markets, but in ourselves…

Write down everything you spend. The waste in your daily spending should soon become apparent.

Nassim Taleb asked why, after a driver crashes his school bus, killing and injuring his passengers, he should be put in charge of another bus and asked to set up new safety rules.

In the end ... success or failure will come down to an ethical decision, one on which those now living will be judged for generations to come.

Our major obligation is not to mistake slogans for solutions.

Difficulty is the excuse history never accepts.

Democratic hope envisions a political community where power, freedom, opportunity, and accountability reside not with elites or experts, but with everyday, ordinary people. It is anchored in the conviction that the political whole is more than the sum of the parts and must include all but be dominated by none.

We spend too much time wondering what others may have thought about our outfit or the comment we made in the small group meeting. We see opportunities to testify about Christ, but we avoid them. We are more concerned about looking stupid (a fear of people) than we are about acting sinfully (fear of the Lord).

Maturity comes not with age but with the acceptance of responsibility. You are only young once but immaturity can last a lifetime!

O masters, lords and rulers in all lands,Is this the handiwork you give to God?

A leader's moral responsibility is, to show the straight way; however, it lies up to the follower, how and when it adopts accordingly and sincerely that.

A leader's moral responsibility is, to show the straight way; however, it lies upon the follower, how and when it adopts, accordingly and sincerely that.

Adopt and apply self-accountability of your actions before time holds you accountable for that. It breezes worth, and value of character and life in society.

An unconscious-mistake stays a mistake anyhow; conversely, a conscious-mistake, means not only a mistake; it falls under crime as well.

An unnatural action holds unnatural reaction; indeed, it affirms and displays a penalty, not the immunity.

As a lawyer practices the law; similarly, the victimizer creates the victim, and the tyrant constitutes the tyranny; naturally, every object and subject has its executor. The solution is simple as only a diamond cuts the diamond.

Be a leader, not a lawyer and judge, not an official; express party programme honestly for the nation and face all the challenges before accusing, abusing, blaming others. Indeed, it shows dignity and venerable leadership.

Defending a perpetrator or offender is itself a perpetrating and offensive attempt.

Delay and overlooking, in whatever profession, are such a king of crimes that can cause severe damage, loss of time, and also the risk of life.

Expecting from others is such a sword that only targets your life, not others.

Just saying sorry cannot compensate whom you hurt, damage, or insult with your words or actions, whether intentionally or unintentionally.