Quotes About Accountability

A President has a great chance; his position is almost that of a king and a prime minister rolled into one.

We do not what we ought; What we ought not, we do; And lean upon the thought That chance will bring us through; But our own acts, for good or ill, are mightier powers.

I think that in many ways, some of those who did vote for Trump are sorry that they did so. But the hope, at least, is that we have a chance to make up for those kinds of mistakes.

In Japan, usually, once you become prime minister, you do not have a second chance.

We should be as careful of our words as of our actions.

Apply this simple rule to your conversations: If you wouldn't write it down and sign it, don't say it.

Keep in mind that other people's actions can never 'make' you feel any certain way. Feelings are your warning indicators.

If you wouldn't write it and sign it, don't say it.

We are responsible for what we hear other people say and for how we act.

If we wish to express anger fully, the first step is to divorce the other person from any responsibility for our anger.

It is not enough to show people how to live better; there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be better.

The flatter the corporate hierarchy, the more likely it is that employees will communicate bad news and act upon it.

Sin comes when communication lines are down - it always does, sooner or later.

In crisis management, be quick with the facts, slow with the blame.

From my perspective, the state has to assume responsibility for the integrity of international communications.

To err is human - and to blame it on a computer is even more so.

Our civilization depends critically on software, and we have a dangerously low degree of professionalism in the computer fields

If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem.

Eighty percent of American managers cannot answer with any measure of confidence these seemingly simple questions: What is my job? What in it really counts? How well am I doing?

I believe that if corporate America expects consumer confidence to be restored, they must first be honest with us.

There is no miraculous change that takes place in a boy that makes him a man. He becomes a man by being a man.

[People] will be reminded of the integrity of our election systems and the confidence that they deserve to have.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

Confidence turns into pride only when you are in denial of your mistakes.