Quotes About Accountability

Admitting, however, for the sake of argument, that I am prime and sole minister in this country, am I, therefore, prime and sole minister of all Europe? Am I answerable for the conduct of other countries as well as for that of my own?

If you commit a big crime then you are crazy, and the more heinous the crime the crazier you must be. Therefore you are not responsible, and nothing is your fault.

But, you know, once you're in government, very often you need to shoulder responsibility. I hope the new Spanish government will think about this and will therefore act accordingly. I really and sincerely hope so.

No nation can claim, 'We are an uncorrupt nation, therefore we will tell you what the morals of democracy are.'

Ultimately, if BEIS fails in the historic tasks Theresa May has given it, we will all pay a heavy price.

India doesn't take responsibility for the problems that the world is facing because of thermal coal.

There are people who do what they believe is right, but as they say, 'The road to hell is paved with good intentions.'

I believe in freedom of speech. I believe people have the right to say whatever they want to say. As long as they're ready to own what they say. Because there's a price to pay when you say something that's against the grain that is not correct.

Scientology helps you lose your insanities. One of the keys is, they say, 'You're in charge of your life, buster. You're responsible for any condition you're in.' If I look at it that way, it helps.

Creative directors can be egocentric, they say. I decide; they shout at people and harass. I don't want that.

People make mistakes - they say things they shouldn't have or didn't necessarily mean. But I strongly believe in consequences. If there are none, someone might feel like they've gotten away with something, or that what they said couldn't have been that bad.

In some communities, I show up, and they say, 'Well, we haven't seen our Democrat congressman in 10 years.'

People have the wrong idea that God will forgive Reagan. They say he didn't know what he was doing. It's true he didn't know a lot of what was going on, but he was directly responsible.

I will not only not steal, but I will run after thieves.

A man should have duties outside of himself; without them, he is a mere balloon, inflated with thin egotism and drifting nowhere.

One thing that somebody told me is that leadership is a lonely role - some people can do it, and some people can't.

A good society is characterised not just by liberty but by mutual respect and responsibility. When this breaks down it takes a lot more than police officers to put things right.

I do know it's great to have a support from a fan base of a team. Football is such a team game, such a team aspect to it... Good things happen, the praise is spread around; and bad things happen, usually it's not just one person's fault.

Players have responsibility, and if they don't do their job, certain things happen. Coaches have responsibility. If they don't do their job, things happen.

When you make bad decisions bad things happen. And it was so simple. You know, the decisions you make are going to become the life that you live!

I think we need to look at ourselves first. We should practice what we're preaching. Otherwise, we are hypocrites.

I am a thinker, and I do muse over things a lot and am constantly assessing whether I am doing enough or what I should be doing more of to make sure I am not letting anyone down.

If anyone thinks he has no responsibilities, it is because he has not sought them out.

Generals aren't in the business of commenting on the correctness or incorrectness of the President's decisions. Anybody who thinks he should be able to do that ought to be fired on the spot.