Quotes About Accountability

It is easy, out of laziness, out of weakness, to throw oneself into the lap of deity, saying, 'I couldn't help it; the way was set.' But think of the glory of the choice!

People need responsibility. They resist assuming it, but they cannot get along without it.

It is easy out of laziness, out of weakness, to throw oneself into the lap of deity, saying, 'I couldn't help it; the way was set.' But think of the glory of the choice! That makes a man a man. A cat has no choice, a bee must make honey. There's no godliness there.

Here is individual responsibility and the invention of conscience. You can if you will but it is up to you. This little story(from the Bible)turns out to be one of the most profound in the world. I always felt it was,but now I know it is.

It is easy out of laziness, out of weakness, to throw oneself into the lap of deity, saying, 'I couldn't help it; the way was set.' But think of the glory of the choice! That makes a man a man.

I do wonder whether there will come a time when we can no longer afford our wastefulness

It's too easy to excuse yourself because of your ancestry.

Don't you dare take the lazy way. It's too easy to excuse yourself because of your ancestry...Whatever you do, it will be you who do it-not your mother.

See. Is it responsibility or blame that bothers you?" "I don't want blame." "Sometimes responsibility is worse. It doesn't carry any pleasant egotism.

It's like you said about knowing people. I hate her because I know why she went away. I know--because I've got her in me His head was down and his was voice was heartbroken. You've got the other too. Listen to me! You wouldn't even be wondering if you didn't have it. Don't you dare take the lazy way. It's too easy to excuse yourself because of your ancestry. Don't let me catch you doing it! Whatever you do, it will be you who do it--not your mother.

Greatness is lonely and mediocre people feel consoled by that thought. One has to choose between greatness and mediocrity oneself and the responsibility is all theirs if they accept greatness.

Don't you dare take the lazy way. It's too easy to excuse yourself because of your ancestry.

Adam asked, "Do you know where your brother is?" "No, I don't," said Cal. "Weren't you with him at all?" "No." "He hasn't been home for two nights. Where is he?" "How do I know?" said Cal. "Am I supposed to look after him?

Well, tell me. You see, there's a responsibility in being a person. It's more than just taking up space where air would be. What

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

Right and wrong aren't dropped from the sky. We. We make them. Against misery. Invariably, Harry, invariably--he grows confident of his ability to negotiate long words--misery follows their disobedience. Not our own, often at first not our own.

If your partner tells you about getting angry at a coworker and biting that person's head off, then you ought to wonder when that same attitude will be aimed at you.

If you just broke up with someone, be sad; if you just ran over somebody drunk driving, feel depressed. You shouldn't take a pill that makes you feel okay about terrible things.

One does not deceive oneself about the consequences of one's acts; one deceives oneself about the ease with which one can live with those consequences.

If a player appeared to be taking it easy in practice, I told him, Don't think you can make up for it by working twice as hard tomorrow. If you have it within your power to work twice as hard, why aren't you doing it now?

A strong leader accepts blame and gives the credit. A weak leader gives blame and accepts the credit.

The locker rooms were clean when we departed because I asked the players to pick up after themselves. I believe this is just common courtesy. Somebody's going to have to clean it up, and I see no reason why it shouldn't be the person who messed it up.

Never lie; never cheat; never steal. Don't whine; don't complain; don't make excuses.

When you blame others you are trying to excuse yourself. When you make excuses you can't properly evaluate yourself. Without proper self-evaluation, failure is inevitable.