Quotes About Accountability

The little boy who goes to the store and forgets what his mother sent him for, will probably grow up to be a congressman.

Whenever I did anything wrong, stupid or hard-hearted, and I have done many things that were all three, my mother always said "it is because you were too much indulged."

My daughter has a problem picking things up in her room. So if you leave your clothes on the floor, so if you leave your clothes on the floor, they're gone when you come home.

Whenever you do a thing, act as if all the world were watching.

Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure.

You may not be responsible for being down, but you must be responsible for getting up.

Integrity is the most valuable and respected quality of leadership. Always keep your word.

We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions.

If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders.

Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.

The extent to which YOU take responsibility over something is the extent to which YOU take control over it.

Leaders can be wrong - but they can not be unclear.

Never complain about what you permit.

Actions have consequences... first rule of life. And the second rule is this - you are the only one responsible for your own actions.

When you make a commitment to yourself, do so with the clear understanding that you're pledging your integrity.

It is easier to look the other way. But if you do, terrible things can happen.

My job is not to be easy on people. My job is to take these great people we have and to push them and make them even better.

The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely the one who dropped it.

It is time in the West to defend not so much human rights as human obligations.

What is it that makes us suppose that we can more easily do twice tomorrow what we didn't do once today!

Never give nor take an excuse.

A good mentor offers directions and driving tips from the back seat. You still have to drive the car.

You learn in life that the only person you can really correct and change is yourself.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.