Quotes About Accountability

Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, because it is right. If nobody starts, then others cannot follow.

Why do you care?" "Because someone has to.

I will take responsibility for what I have done," whispered Dalinar. "If I must fall, I will rise each time a better man.

If you toss a kid into a lions den, can you really blame the lion?

A leader is often judged by how well he bears responsibility. As king, everything that happens in your kingdom - regardless of who commits the act -is your fault.

Failure is refusing to fight. Failure is remaining quiet and hoping someone else will fix the problem.

Don't you see, boy? This is why you shouldn't be king. Leave the job to men who understand their own corruption; don't let it destroy you.

Being in charge isn't about doing anything—it's about making certain that other people do what they're supposed to!

Deal with your own stupid planet, you idiot. Don't make me come over there and slap you around again.

However," he continued, "duty should not be accepted without question. Duty can be a motive, but should not be an excuse.

Somebody has to start. Somebody has to step forward and do what is right, _because_ it is right. If nobody starts, then others cannot follow.

I do what needs to be done." "Men say that so easily," Beldre said. "Yet, everybody seems to have a different opinion of what 'needs' to be done.

I'll do what I can, make the decisions as I see they must be made, Elend thought. Then accept the consequences.

Being young was an excuse. A plausible justification

Do not look to the executioner for the reason his blade falls. And

They all want to be involved, but nobody wants to be responsible

I found it interesting how humane things became once the people far up the command chain—the ones who didn't have to bleed for the decisions they made—couldn't force everyone into line.

Expectation wasn't just about what people expected of you. It was about what you expected of yourself.

Being in charge isn't about doing anything—it's about making certain that other people do what they're supposed to! Delegation, my friend. Without it, we would have to bake our own bread and dig our own latrines!

Never ask of your men a sacrifice you wouldn't make yourself. Never make them fight in conditions you would refuse to fight in yourself. Never ask a man to perform an act you wouldn't soil your own hands doing.

Like it or not, you are a part of the workings of this kingdom—and you produce effects even if you stay in bed. If you do nothing, then the problems are as much your fault as if you had instigated them.

La libertad no era la ausencia de responsabilidad: era ser capaz de hacer lo que estaba bien, sin necesidad de preocuparse porque también pudiera estar mal.

Una excusa es lo que haces una vez cometida la acción, mientras que una justificación es lo que ofreces antes.

You can't have it both ways. You can't be powerless and totally at fault. Which is it?" I thought about that. "It's neither." "Right," FM said. "Some things are under your control, and others aren't. You do the best you can with what you have to work with. And that is what sets you apart—what you do with it.