Quotes About Accountability

My philosophy is, 'Show up, shut up, and do your job,' and if you do it to the satisfaction of your director and the public, you're likely to be able to do it again.

When police are shutting down cameras, it is a sign that they know the truth is not going to be kind to them.

I've been successful because I've never been someone to shy away from taking responsibility.

As First Minister, I will always act in the best interests of the country. As party leader, I will always act in the best interests of the party, and if that sometimes means taking difficult, unpalatable decisions, I will never shy away from that.

The greatest thing about siblings is you constantly have someone putting you in check; there's no room to get delusional about yourself.

Donors are sick of writing that $200 check to the Red Cross and not knowing whether it goes for the executive director's salary or the office rent.

As a quarterback, when you do have a three-and-out or things do not go right, you are the first one to know. You know more than anyone out there what went wrong and what needs to be corrected and don't necessarily always need to hear it when you come off to the sideline.

I just know when I'm on the sideline, I can't expect somebody to push me out of bounds.

If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you're decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.

You can point fingers on both sides. But only one side ever tried to fix the problem, and that is the Republican side.

From the day I was elected, I began focusing on governing the best way I know how - transparently, openly, and in a way that encourages debate, dialogue and discussion on all sides of an issue.

How oft the sight of means to do ill deeds makes ill deeds done!

I am so lucky to have the job that I have. I can never lose sight of the fact that people are counting on me to do my best.

The police are paid by the public and carry a public trust, and they take an oath to protect us as citizens. The police have lost sight of that and must be reminded that we pay them to protect us, not to simply engage and cage us.

When you sign on and say, 'I'm gonna do this and that,' it's always good to say at the end of it, 'I've done all I said I would do.'

I told them I wouldn't sign a blank cheque.

In America, people with lots of money can easily avoid the consequences of bad bets and big losses by cashing out at the first sign of trouble.

I sign off not only every investment, but every dollar that goes out the door - I'm aware of it.

The signal of the importance of something is whether you're actually measuring it and you're holding people accountable to improving those numbers.

You grow year after year with responsibility, and for me, it's not important who has the armband but that everyone on the pitch gives the right signals.

When I signed on to letting the death penalty back in, I thought the procedural protections against executing an innocent person were stronger than they turned out to be.

Whistleblowers often take very significant efforts to bring us material and often at very significant risks.

Portland needs a mayor who is going to take on the significant issues this city is facing.

It's important that I know what I'm doing before I assume responsibility over something as significant as the actors' guild.