Quotes About Responsibility

It never seemed to dawn on her to encourage her children to have a good time.

Every president "ought to be personally responsible for his behaviour in office.

Washington grew as a leader because he engaged in searching self- criticism. "I can bear to hear of imputed or real errors," he once wrote. "The man who wishes to stand well in the opinion of others must do this, because he is thereby enabled to correct his faults or remove prejudices which are imbibed against him."41 The one thing Washington could not abide was when people published criticisms of him without first giving him a chance to respond privately

Months after leaving office, he wrote to the Bank of the United States and admitted that he did not know his account balance because he had lost his bank book—this from the man who had created the bank.

In public exigencies, there is hardly anything more prejudicial than excessive caution, timidity and dilatoriness, as there is nothing more beneficial than vigour, enterprise and expedition.

Growing up as a miniature adult, burdened with duties, he developed an exaggerated sense of responsibility that would be evident throughout his life.

Even as a teenager, he felt protective toward Fanny and sometimes sounded more like parent than child.

He constantly reminded his son that it was easier to launch a charitable commitment than to end it.

At this point, Bill decided that John should contribute to the family upkeep and pay him the same rent he had given to Mrs. Woodin.

Since Coster's death the year before, Bacon knew he was in over his head and reeled under the responsibility. "My

To form a new government requires infinite care and unbounded attention, for if the foundation is badly laid, the superstructure must be bad.

For this reason, he never used his wealth to alleviate poverty directly and scorned any charity that smacked of social welfare.

Please ask for payments as needed from time to time, not all at once.

For many years, Rockefeller had tried to free himself from details and applauded the committee system as relegating him to a fifth wheel.

To live with his own conscience, he told his father, he had to resign from the trust and devote his life to philanthropy.

He had long bewailed his inability to delegate authority—"It is my nature and I cannot help it

So why did Senior procrastinate in giving him his money?

Junior would have inherited both the controversy and the legal liability that went with the stock.

Had Rockefeller unloaded the oil stock on Junior, editorialists would also have accused him of fleeing retribution and responsibility.

To some extent, Rockefeller sent out conflicting messages and was partly to blame for Harper's profligacy.

the government should rein in irresponsible trusts but not meddle with good ones.

The partners shouldered unbearable tasks.

the tasks piled upon Coster had grown "far heavier than any one man ought to bear, or could bear with safety.

a general marches at the head of his troops," so should wise politicians "march at the head of affairs, insomuch that they ought not to wait the event to know what measures to take, but the measures which they have taken ought to produce the event.