Quotes About Accountability

Being President is like being the groundskeeper in a cemetery: there are a lot of people under you, but none of them are listening.

We take too much credit for our effect on the world, whining about our misery and guilt, what others have done or not done to us.

So why don't we automatically place discipleship at the center of every ministry? Perhaps certain words put people off: influence, vision, submission, accountability, vulnerability, confession, study, sacrifice, and discipline.

Before you start making disciples in the church, count the cost; don't start unless you plan to finish.

No matter how crazed you get, no matter what pressures you're under, no matter who needs what by yesterday... Always remember: everything you do uses a portion of someone else's life.

Instead of getting the leaders we deserve, we can an abundance of ShitRollsDownhill Shovelers, ShitCatchers, and NewShitCreators.

The people who are most vulnerable to overextending themselves on behalf of ministry relationships are people who struggle with intimacy—both with God and others. Ministry can be a great place for them to feel connected and loved, but the truth is, without the accountability that only comes from covenant friendships, they are just being set up for burnout or compromise.

I think there's been a decline in the public's access to what's being done with their tax dollars, what's being done in their name. I hope that that will be repaired.

We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.

[On surveillance of Americans] We're not just changing how we live, we're changing human nature itself. . . . When everything is recorded, there isn't any right and wrong for its own sake. It's just caught and uncaught.

We have a Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.

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It's hard to do it because you gotta look people in the eye and tell 'em they're irresponsible and lazy. And who's gonna wanna do that? Because that's what poverty is, ladies and gentlemen. In this country, you can succeed if you get educated and work hard. Period. Period.

Actions, not words, are the ultimate results of leadership.

True leadership lies in guiding others to success. In ensuring that everyone is performing at their best, doing the work they are pledged to do and doing it well.

I'm not really in the excuse business.

Something goes wrong, I yell at them -'Fix it'- whether it's their fault or not. You can only really yell at the players you trust.

Eight years ago, we chanted: "Yes, we can." Today, on too many issues, we lament: "Yes, we could have—but we didn't.

The authorities aren't always up to the job.

And that's how it went for Moses Malone. He stayed out of trouble, showed up on time, cashed his paychecks and always gave a crap.

Our elections are free, it's in the results where eventually we pay.

It never ceases to amaze me how many of baseball's wounds are self-inflicted.

I think sometimes you get bigger than life and don't realize the consequences of your decisions,

The priorities that are of utmost importance to the leaders of virtually any organization—namely productivity, accountability, organizational cohesiveness, commitment to organizational initiatives, etc.—are all driven by the degree of professionalism achieved by its leaders, managers, and employees. The higher the degree of professionalism, the better the attainment of priorities, all of which drives better results.