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Quotes About Accountability

Trust doesn't develop from always doing the right thing. Trust comes from taking responsibility when we do the wrong thing.
~ Simon Sinek
When politicians say "I'm in politics," it may or may not be possible to trust them, but when they say, "I'm in public service," you know you should flee.
~ Albert J. Nock
Look well to the characters and qualifications of those you elect and raise to office and places of trust.
~ Matthias B. Tallmadge
I think leadership of any kind requires trust and transparency and voters should demand no less from their political leadership in government.
~ Carly Fiorina
Trusting too much to others care is the ruin of many.
~ Benjamin Franklin
One of the mistakes I made was placing too much trust in Montesinos.
~ Alberto Fujimori
How can we be trusted with big things if we're not trustworthy with things that are small? Don't allow your finer instincts to become a casualty of the little everyday crimes of ethical compromise.
~ Price Pritchett
He always believed that people live up or down to the amount of trust you put in them.
~ Hilary Duff, Elixir
We need to rebuild bonds of trust between our police officers and our communities.
~ Hillary Clinton
A person of responsibility can trust himself to choose the right thing over the easy thing.
~ John C. Maxwell
Responsibility is always a sign of trust.
~ James Cash Penney
Neither the few nor the many have a right to act merely by their will, in any matter connected with duty, trust, engagement, or obligation.
~ Edmund Burke
Trust is equal parts character and competence... You can look at any leadership failure, and it's always a failure of one or the other.
~ Stephen Covey
Whether you're on a sports team, in an office or a member of a family, if you can't trust one another there's going to be trouble.
~ Stephen Covey
I would argue that one of the major problems with our blind trust in algorithms is that we can propagate discriminatory patterns without acknowledging any kind of intent.
~ Cathy O'Neil
I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the publics trust.
~ Mike Quigley
Over time, I have come to this simple definition of leadership: Leadership is getting results in a way that inspires trust.
~ Stephen Covey
I went to Annapolis for tougher laws to hold cops accountable. I'm fighting to bring back the trust between the police and the community.
~ Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
People are much more likely to trust a leader if they know he is compassionate and forgiving of mistakes.
~ Donald T. Phillips
I am sorry I couldn't complete my term as leader. It is necessary for my staff to resign ... to regain the people's trust.
~ Seiji Maehara
Larry Silverstein has betrayed the public's trust and that of all New Yorkers.
~ George Pataki
I wanna do the very best job I can to fulfill the trust and faith that people have in me.
~ Hillary Clinton
We have to restore trust between communities and the police.
~ Hillary Clinton
I like being hired to do more and more stuff. Carry more and more responsibility. It's nice I'm getting that trust.
~ Jason Bateman