Quotes About Accountability

I have many times made public information that the government wanted to keep secret, information that the public has a right to know.

I think that's the beauty of elections: You can't hide from who you are. The more honestly and directly you communicate to people why you're doing this, the way in which you want to serve them, I just think that the better, more informed decision that they can make.

We live inside a democracy, and you know, public will matters in a democracy. I just hope it's informed public will, and frankly, when the decisions are made, you understand the costs.

People need to see where their dollars are going and what infrastructure is being built.

My dad has ingrained that in me: 'Be accountable.'

I think feeling responsible for stuff that goes wrong is an inherent part of being female.

We should be ashamed of ourselves. We inherited the best infrastructure on the globe from our grandparents... and we've taken that inheritance and squandered it.

If a chairman sacks the manager he initially appointed, he should go as well.

Civil lawsuits do two important things: they compensate people who are injured by the bad acts of others, and they penalize people and companies for bad behavior.

If you play a bad game, you can't say it was because you were injured.

Check my records: you'll find I've never caused a bad injury to a player.

Those who commit injustice bear the greatest burden.

You can't promulgate injustice without consequences.

Just as we demand that people take responsibility for their actions, we as a society must take responsibility for fighting injustice.

When you give your team five innings, you don't really feel good about five innings.

You do not have to incriminate yourself. But once you assert your innocence, and once you say you didn't do anything wrong, you can't then use the Fifth Amendment to say, 'I'm not answering questions.'

No one is innocent, and people are allowed to criticize everyone.

Innovative cultures transparently document spending, admit mistakes, and ask how they can do better.

I am running to be the 50th mayor of Baltimore in order to usher our city into an era where the government is accountable to its people and is aggressively innovative in how it identifies and solves its problems.

If someone has it inside them to commit an act, then that act would be committed anyway. It's very easy for someone to place the blame on something other than the person who committed the act. It's people looking for scapegoats, you know?

You're the only one that's in control of your emotions; you're the only one that's inside of you at all times. So control you however you want to. If you're not happy, that's your fault.

To help the parents make the choice of which school to send their child to, I would insist that schools are graded on a simple basis that parents can understand, A through F. The way Florida is done.

When I hear something going wrong, I insist on it being put right.

Leadership is absolutely about inspiring action, but it is also about guarding against mis-action.