Quotes About Accountability

Only yesterday an express train tore up a whole flock of sheep not far from here, over forty dead animals, flung through the air like cotton-wool balls, the good shepherd fallen asleep drunk somewhere, the dog in the field alone, not a hope. Now the shepherd has to bear joint responsibility for the whole loss, or don't you think he bears a responsibility, dear television audience, write and let us know what you think, it's your views that count.

Human beings should be held accountable. Leave God alone. He has enough problems.

Only the guilty are guilty. Their children are not.

Respect for the dead comes second to respect for the living, and I believe no man's demise exempts him from culpability.

If one meets a powerful person--Adolf Hitler, Joe Stalin or Bill Gates--ask them five questions: "What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And how can we get rid of you?" If you cannot get rid of the people who govern you, you do not live in a democratic system.

A mad scientist builds a monster out of body parts. The monster heads into the woods and kills a little girl. Who, then, is most responsible? The mad scientist or the monster?" "The answer to that question is obvious, sir." "It is ?" "Of course, sir - it's neither the scientist nor the monster." "Then who is the most responsible?" "The little girl in the woods." "The little girl in the woods? " "For failing to adequately protect herself, sir.

You have to bear in mind the punishment. If an inmate ran away they would kill fifty other inmates. How can you accept that responsibility?

The rich feel much less need than their predecessors to account for their wealth, whether to society, to governments or to God. Their attitudes and values are not seriously challenged by anyone. The respect now shown for wealth and money-making has been the most fundamental change in Britain over four decades.

When you fail, you disgrace yourself and others. When you succeed, be proud and others will be proud for you.

It has been the great fault of our politicians that they have all wanted to do something.

Words spoken cannot be recalled, and many a man and many a woman who has spoken a word at once regretted, are far too proud to express that regret.

Throughout the world, the more wrong a man does, the more indignant is he at wrong done to him. 

A civilization is built on what is required of men, not on that which is provided for them.

A chief is a man who assumes responsibility. He says "I was beaten," he does not say "My men were beaten."

With great freedom comes great responsibility, someone said once, well, it doesn't work the other way around.

A grimy fly can soil the entire wall and a small, dirty little act can ruin the entire proceedings.

Rahalla ei makseta surua, jonka he saivat aikaan.

Syy ei ole sen, joka on toista varoittanut.

A person who claims to be apologizing to the people by employing multiple times the word 'I' in own write-up or on social media post is actually not begging SORRY, but just bragging about own growth and success STORY.

A person who is responsible will respond to others often immediately, but the people who are irrational will either inordinately delay or usually give no reply in spite of repeated reminder to them via email.

A private sector employer who claims to be not getting right & bright employees and blames the academic institution for not churning out employable grads, should just show practically first if any sincere, hardworking and talented person could actually grow to high position with big designation & deserved remuneration in its own organization.

A wife can go to any extent of upsetting own world, others world and even this whole world than accepting first ever with own word her fault or follies to her husband; and her mother is always there in her support.

An employer who cheats own employees eventually cries and pays a hefty price either on the personal or professional life.

An unfortunate thing in a private organisation is that a person is not punished so much for committing mistakes intentionally as much for correcting own errors that was done inadvertently.