Quotes About Accountability

It was always too late to retract, to try and retrieve what one had done.

He was a mean man, it's true, but he got ahead. A man gets on by working harder than the rest—that's what he used to say—and if he doesn't get anywhere, he hasn't a soul to blame but himself.

The notion that we are products of our environment is our greatest sin; we are products of our choices." Margaret Mead (this may not be her exact wording, but it's close enough).

One of the most dangerous things that can happen to a child is to kill or torture an animal and not be held responsible. [Cultural Factors in the Cause of Pathological Homicide. Bulletin of Menninger Clinic ]

The matter is," said Jasper, putting his face out, "that as I could not possibly make you hear my calls, I chose to break the window. Have the goodness to let my father and me at once out of this vehicle.

Being prime minister is a lonely job... you cannot lead from the crowd.

There is no such thing as public money; there is only taxpayers' money.

The Congress ran off and left everything just as I expected they would do and now they are trying to blame me because they did nothing. I just don't believe people can be fooled that easily.

And think before you act because you'll have to take responsibility for your actions.

Credibility, however, comes from one place only: delivering results that your enterprise leadership cares about.

the house. She was ashamed about the Mars Bar

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

You may believe that you are responsible for what you do, but not for what you think. The truth is that you are responsible for what you think, because it is only at this level that you can exercise choice. What you do comes from what you think.

If it's important enough, I'll make the time. If not, I'll make an excuse.

There's a difference between owning your choices and blaming yourself.

The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the economy, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny. Albert Ellis

if you're committed to figuring things out, all excuses have got to go.

No matter what you want to figure out, one thing is for sure: writing it down is a fundamental step to making it real.

Speaking of taking responsibility, a quick reminder about an essential universal principle: You are 100 percent responsible for your life. Always and in all ways. It's not your parents. It's not the economy. It's not your husband or your wife or your family. It's not your boss. It's not the schools you went to. It's not the government or society or institutions or your age. You are responsible for what you believe, how you feel, and how you behave.

The art of eliminating excuses means embracing the fact that your dreams aren't made or broken by anyone but you.

You are responsible for what you believe, how you feel, and how you behave.

Blame keeps us stuck in the past. Responsibility paves the path for a better future.

Blame keeps us stuck in the past. Responsibility paves the path for a better future. Blame

The ugliest government is the one which is spreading fear to its own people! The finest government is the one which encourages its own people to criticize the government harshly.