Quotes About Responsibility

Plato in both the Gorgias and the Republic looked back to Socrates and asserted that "it is better to suffer tortures on the rack than to have a soul burdened with the guilt of doing evil." Aristotle does not confront this position directly: he merely emphasizes that it is better still both to be free from having done evil and to be free from being tortured on the rack.

The economic crisis seemed to have taught them a lesson: that liberty without discipline was a formula for ruin.

Then they'd be wrong. It's only our deeds that make us evil, Tanner; they're what define us, nothing else, not our intentions or feelings. But what are a few bad deeds compared to a life, especially the kinds of lives we can live now?

There's such a thing as free will, Tanner. You didn't have to go along with me, unless you want to admit your brain is ruled by your dick. And I didn't get the impression you regretted any of that.

This one could turn her back on her own dying father, or watch a blinded man whimper in pain and not give one cold cuss.

We have worlds to save, Doctor Aziba." "That sounds ... compelling," the physician allowed.

We don't own them, and we don't have any claims on moral superiority. But after all we've done to them in the past we do have an obligation to shepherd them through to better times.' He

She would worry, just as you worry. It's the people who don't worry—those who never have any doubts that what they're doing is good and right—they're the ones that cause the problems.

Get off the throne, Mr. Quindar. And you," Madame Granity said, pointing to me, "you get on it. I know your sister's got the gift, and it often runs in siblings, however I'd still like to see it for myself.

As CEO of Unilever, my personal mission is to galvanize our company to be an effective force for good.

Personal liberty is not personal license.

I have never had personal debt and never will.

If something is personal to you, you are much more likely to act.

To be captain of such a huge club like Chelsea is a great personal achievement.

Your own personal health is your own personal choice, all the way down the line.

How we choose to handle situations as people is always a personal choice.

We do need to think about how we have security - everyone has a right to that - but we also need to think about how we maintain civil rights and personal freedom.

Work does affect my personal life, as it consumes most of my time. It takes away a lot from my family time.

I don't have a personal life. Whatever I have is for the country and society.

If the NFL is going to be responsible for what someone is doing in their personal life, there may need to be preventative work early against the incidents that are happening.

Family and personal life always come first and career second.

A lot of time, mothers put their kids first, their selves aside, and then there's some moms who are like, 'Look, I'm going to try and balance it all out and still have my personal life.'

I know how difficult it is to be an actor and work and then have to look after your personal life.

I believe that it is my responsibility to keep my personal life normal by not talking about it.