Quotes About Accountability

Standards in public life have decayed over time... Incompetence is the norm.

In order to improve healthcare, we'll have to spend more on it, increase accountability and decentralize services, enforce standards and reinstate people's faith in it.

I am committed to the highest standards of ethical conduct for government officials.

You cannot hold a child accountable to the same standards that you hold an adult accountable to.

We should be proud of our country when we have done something to be proud of, when we have lived up to our own standards. But the flip side of genuine pride is being able to recognize when we have fallen short, and to hold ourselves to account.

We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people's feet to the fire.

Standards are declining left and right, and it doesn't matter. It's whatever is necessary to prop up Obama.

The highest standards of conduct must be met by everyone in the NFL because it is a privilege to represent the NFL, not a right.

I have my own goals, standards and have my own pressure.

People are, well, only human. We know that. The rule of law is borne out in identifying, condemning, and punishing those who violate the standards on which we all agree. This is exactly what we do in America.

When I see my staff take a step back because I've lost my cool about something food-related, I say never apologise for your standards. If someone doesn't meet them, then you should explain that and that you want it changed. I want my staff to be like that, too.

All experts on WHO advisory groups for developing norms, standards and guidelines are required to disclose interests regarding the advisory committee's area of work. If a declared interest is potentially significant, then the expert is either excluded from the meeting or given a restricted role.

If we're going to have standards in schools, let's be honest and have standards.

We do all, myself included, we tend to hold ourselves to pretty low standards. But when it comes to judging public figures or politicians or people we've never met, we tend to hold people to very high standards, and, if we held ourselves to those standards, we'd always fall short.

I have to do things for myself, and if those standards are set high, then it's up to me to pass or fail.

The purpose of our justice system is to reflect the values of our society and to punish those who violate our standards.

Now there is a new request. To release transcripts of speeches that were given. When everybody agrees to do that, I will as well. It is important we all abide by the same standards. So let's do the tax return standard first, because that has been the standard for a long time.

I do support high standards, strong accountability, and local control.

I hold myself to the highest of standards.

I set higher standards than anyone and don't need anyone to tell me when I've played badly or not had a good game.

Trust is a big word for a manager. You expect certain standards and attitudes and they know if they lower those standards, I'll jump on them.

My dad always had very high standards for me, from day one.

I just think, obviously as players, we're held to a higher standard. I've had to watch myself on that, but I think if we're held to higher standards, the owners should be held to even higher standards.

No, the people standing before Christ and Pilate during the judgment scene do not condemn an entire race for the death of Christ anymore than the actions of Mussolini condemn all Italians, or the heinous crimes of Stalin condemn all Russians.