Quotes About Responsibility

A good Christian cannot be a bad husband or father and, as this is equally true in everything, he who has the most piety will shine the most in all the relationships of life.

The soldier is summoned to a life of active duty and so is the Christian.

Private life is private life. Off the pitch, there is private life, and the rest is social life, where of course you have to behave responsibly.

If you contribute to other peoples happiness, you will find the true meaning of life. The key point is to have a genuine sense of universal responsibility

This life is not something that is imposed upon us; we receive it and work with it.

One of the disconcerting facts about the spiritual life is that God takes you at your word.

The right to life does not depend, and must not be declared to be contingent, on the pleasure of anyone else, not even a parent or sovereign.

The things I learned from the army - and I think it was a lesson for life - was how to work in unison with other people. How to take responsibility.

Life has no meaning except in terms of responsibility.

Life is not something to be lived through: it is something to be lived up to. It is a privilege, not a penal servitude of so many decades on earth.

If you don't act on life, life will act on you

Saving lives, one day at a time, just like always

Certainly I accept my role and responsibility as a public figure and a lot of it you take the good with the bad, dealing with different adversities in life, you just try to do the best you can do.

A family on the throne is an interesting idea. It brings down the pride of sovereignty to the level of petty life.

I don't want children. Why should I let some strange little monster into my life to destroy what to me is a perfect set-up?

If you rise in life, you have to behave in a certain way. You can go to a strip club if you're a beer-swilling sand shoveler, but if you're the Bishop of Boston, you shouldn't go.

Life is about where you are right now, and the choices you make.

Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune.

You only get one chance at life, not two! Don't joke around with your own life.

Enjoy your time in public service. It may well be one of the most interesting and challenging times of your life.

Too much free time is certainly a monkey's paw in disguise. Most people can't handle a structureless life.

Life and career kind of catches up with you.

I don't come from a famous family and don't have this detachment from everyday people and everyday life. I'm just doing my job and the attention that comes with it is part of the territory.

For many people, an excuse is better than an achievement because an achievement, no matter how great, leaves you having to prove yourself again in the future; but an excuse can last for life.