Quotes About Responsibility

One secret of leadership is that the mind of a leader never turns off. Leaders even when they are sightseers or spectators, are active not passive observers.

I have to say when we talk about the treatment of these prisoners that I would guess that these prisoners wake up every morning thanking Allah that Saddam Hussein is not in charge of these prisons.

Give a man a fish, he eats for a day; teach a man to shop for fish at Whole Foods, he'll be broke within the year.

When we take ourselves too seriously, we are at the risk of taking other things, including God, too lightly,

Failing to act is action, and though there are a lot of people talking, they are not taking action.

I think a child should be allowed to take his father's or mother's name at will on coming of age. Paternity is a legal fiction.

Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family.

No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.

Pass the Ball Enlightened leaders deliberately hand over responsibility in order to create engaged team-players able to adapt their approach to suit the conditions. 'Command & Control' in a VUCA world is unwieldy and increasingly uncompetitive.

Sweeping the sheds. Doing it properly. So no one else has to. Because no one looks after the All Blacks. The All Blacks look after themselves.

Los líderes crean líderes. Dotan de intención a sus subordinados. Y se quitan de en medio.

Nunca se es demasiado importante para hacer las pequeñas cosas que deben hacerse.

A winning organization is an environment of personal and professional development, in which each individual takes responsibility and shares ownership. It

Leaders create leaders by passing on responsibility, creating ownership, accountability and trust.

Successful leaders balance pride with humility: absolute pride in performance; total humility before the magnitude of the task.

In the last analysis, of course, an oath will encourage fidelity in office only to the degree that officeholders continue to believe that they cannot escape ultimate accountability for a breach of faith.

it is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God" after

don't want to be revealed as a source of suffering and misery, preferring to see men and women directing their anger at one another or blaming God. On

Both in concept and infrastructure American democracy was majestic, but when one came down to the actual, individual men who worked behind those imposing marble facades, the people were as likely as not to elect seedy, shortsighted, self-serving jingoes who embarrassed their offices.

A man should drink in moderation be sensible or silent.                         Hávamál

How do you explain to yourself the casual manner in which you threw your life away?

I looked at Lucas with the pang that a parent feels when he knows his child will be hurt and that it's no one's fault and that to try to preempt the rites of passage is an act of contempt for the child's courage.

Employee fathers need to step up to the plate and put their family needs on the table.

You can't lead from behind