Quotes About Accountability

Who, then, will govern? The answer must be, Man - for we have no angels in the shape of men, as yet, who are willing to take charge of our political affairs.

Every man's actions belong to him.

A man separated from his reflective belt is no man at all.

Candor toward a brother must not be mistaken for confession. The latter is made to the Lord of heaven and earth in the presence of a man is authorized to hear it.

It is difficult for men in high office to avoid the malady of self-delusion

It is my happy privilege to be able to stand here and tell you that if you elect me you will have elected a governor who has made no promises of preferment to any man or group.

I don't think a manager should be judged by whether he wins the pennant, but by whether he gets the most out of the twenty-five men he's been given.

When you hang a man, you better look at him.

If a man gets drunk and goes out and breaks his leg so that it must be amputated, God will forgive him if he asks it, but he will have to hop around on one leg all his life.

Will you tell me my fault, frankly as to yourself, for I had rather wince, than die. Men do not call the surgeon to commend the bone, but to set it, Sir.

I call God to witness that as a private person I have done nothing unbeseeming an honest man, nor, as I bear the place of a public man, have I done anything unworthy of my place.

A man with a machine may murder or enslave millions, whereas it used to take at least thousands to murder millions. And the man behind the machine has nothing on his conscience.

No sooner said than done - so acts your man of worth.

Where do murderers go, man! Who's to doom, when the judge himself is dragged to the bar?

Never suppose that either the evil or the good that you do will remain secret, however strict may be your enclosure.

Each partner, in fact, shares in the honor and dishonor of the other.

Remember, my sisters, that if we are not good we are much more to blame than others.

Their heart does not allow them to practise duplicity: if they see their friend straying from the road, or committing any faults, they will speak to her about it; they cannot allow themselves to do anything else.

never seem unable to find a reason for thinking I am being virtuous when I make excuses for myself.

Dan now has resources that he lacked as that little boy, like the ability to stand up to his wife, to tell Julia the truth and let the chips fall where they may. I call this letting the bad thing happen.

And there was no way to unsay words you'd blurted out, no matter how sorry you were.

The bureaucrat's favorite strategy: Pass a problem on down the line.

Everything rises and falls on leadership. —John Maxwell

Taking responsibility for where you are in life at this moment is your foundation for success. It means you accept responsibility for the things you do and the things you fail to do. Living an excuse-free life starts you on the pathway to success.