Quotes About Accountability

We cannot expect the men we appoint to govern us, to be better than ourselves.

I just wanted to be open and honest, and being open and honest is a practice rather than a quality.

while other people can bring insight and support (and trouble and pain) into our lives, no-one can save us: we can only save ourselves.

If you run out on Nellie, what will you say when you meet God?" George swore, laughed, shook his head. "I'll say 'Just send me on to hell. That's where all my friends are, anyway.

You needn't think there is nothing you can do-you can tell the truth.

Let's not be afraid to speak the common sense truth: you can't have high standards without good discipline.

My responsibility to myself, my neighbors, my family and the human family is to try to tell the truth.

One of the hallmarks of an evolved person is the ability to tell the truth with no fear of punishment or expectation of reward

Never do anything that you can't admit doing, because if you are that ashamed of whatever it is, it's probably wrong.

Every night I go over what I did in the day, in ethical or moral terms. Have I treated people properly? Did I tell the truth?

Be prepared and be honest.

Justice is the handmaiden of truth, and when truth dies, justice is buried with it.

I don't think telling the truth ever gets anyone in trouble in the long run. Maybe the day after, but not in the long run.

Morality in government begins with officials using words as honestly as possible to describe the truth.

Sunlight is the best disinfectant.

The truth of the matter is we have become more interested in designer jeans and break dancing than we are in obligations and responsibilities.

Well the truth is, Santino didn't beat me, because I beat myself.

You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear. You elected me to tell you the truth.

Let us not search for the guilty ones only among others, let us speak the bitter truth: we are all guilty ... each and every one of us.

The time has come to tell the truth about the corruption of the government employee unions in this country.

In some organizations, it is easy to say mistakes are okay when in truth it is a zero-defect organization. You will be remembered more for your mistakes than your successes in those organizations.

Seeing and admitting the truth about ourselves, about our role in creating our own problems, and about how we relate to others is vital for healing.

... the truth is that when your people don't tell you what you need to know, it's a failure of leadership.

In 1994, when I went back to Haiti from exile, we established a Commission for Truth and Justice and Reconciliation. I passed the documents to the next government, and I never heard about it again.