Quotes About Accountability

Men who turn their faith into a business owe all of us a steak dinner now and then.

A man must support his own weight, no matter how much money or power he has; that is the law of gravity.

As always, King was the ultimate authority, the one and only arbiter. One night when the communications watch officer groped his way across the darkened flag bridge, he bumped into an unrecognized figure. "Sir, are you on duty?" he queried. "Young man," came the response, "this is the Admiral. I am always on duty.

The ultimate test of any military commander, however, is that he rises or falls with whatever glories or misfortunes befall his command. Sometimes he is responsible, sometimes he is not, but as the commander he is always accountable nonetheless. Had

The ultimate test of any military commander, however, is that he rises or falls with whatever glories or misfortunes befall his command. Sometimes he is responsible, sometimes he is not, but as the commander he is always accountable nonetheless

Writing a check separates a commitment from a conversation.

At Berkshire, full reporting means giving you the information that we would wish you to give to us if our positions were reversed.

Reliance Insurance and Home Insurance were run into the ground, for example, their promises proved to be worthless.

It's only when the tide goes out that you learn who's been swimming naked.

Only those who are subject to authority can be authority.

How many of us dare not use our time or money or talents as we would, because we realise they are the Lord's, not ours?

Whenever man touches God's delegated authority he touches God within that person; sinning against delegated authority is sinning against God.

When you abandon making choices, you enter the vast world of excuses.

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, it will not change you.

Focus on understanding yourself instead of blaming others.

Do not give attention to what others do or fail to do; give attention to what you do or fail to do

Não é a injustiça que conta, é o que você faz a respeito dela.

All blame is a waste of time. No matter how much fault you find with another, and regardless of how much you blame him, it will not change you.

Change your thinking, take responsibility for everything in your life.

You are behaving as a fool if you look outside of you for an explanation of how you should feel or what you should do. Taking credit as well as responsibility for yourself is the first step to eliminating this erroneous zone. Be your own hero.

The truth, as I see it, is that everything you think, say, and do is a choice—and you don't need to think, speak, or act as you've done for your entire life. When you abandon making choices, you enter the vast world of excuses. Right now, while reading this book

You must learn to assume responsibility for the circumstances of your life without any accompanying guilt.

Somos responsables, total y exclusivamente, de nuestras almas.

Now, I know from experience that the trouble with one lie is that it usually takes more lies to cover it up.  And if you don't watch out, you wind up telling lies to cover up the lies that are covering up the original lie.