Quotes About Responsibility

A place where we are responsible for our own actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and because it is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment. I won't tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else's notions thrust upon you.

How am I supposed to know which religion is the true religion? he wondered. Just because someone follows a certain faith does not necessarily mean it is the right path.… Perhaps no one religion contains all of the truth of the world. Perhaps every religion contains fragments of the truth and it is our responsibility to identify those fragments and piece them together. Or perhaps the elves are right and there are no gods. But how can I know for sure?

The pain is of our own making. It only hurts as much as we let it

To have a child is the greatest honor and responsibility that can be bestowed upon any living being." At last they arrived at a ribbed

the purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us." So now I ask you, said Glaedr, Saphira

It's not my fault my father had a habit of seducing milkmaids wherever he went.

It is our destiny to attempt the impossible, to accomplish great deeds regardless of fear. It is our responsibility to the future.

Captain Garven! You go too far." "I'll go even further if it means ensuring your well-being.

Se preocupa el águila por lo que dura el día? ¿Lo hacen el oso, el ciervo o los peces del mar? No. ¿Por qué tienes que hacerlo tú, pues? Haz lo que puedas y deja todo lo demás para mañana.

it is a better world. A place where we are responsible for our own actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and because it is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment. I won't tell you what to believe, Eragon. It is far better to be taught to think critically and then be allowed to make your own decisions than to have someone else's notions thrust upon you.

Sometimes it's not possible to stay home, even if you want to.

Oromis twisted Eragon's hands around again and gestured at his calluses. You now have the hands of a warrior, Eragon. Take care they do not become the hands of a man who revels in the carnage of war.

Try not to burn down Aroughs, would you? Cities are rather hard to replace.

MAKING AMENDS "You are late," said Nasuada as Eragon and Angela found

He quenched the fires in his path but left the rest to burn.

Then you ought to know you can't offload responsibility on someone else. You have to be able to take care of yourself when shit goes down.

place where we are responsible for our own actions, where we can be kind to one another because we want to and because it is the right thing to do instead of being frightened into behaving by the threat of divine punishment

She didn't have much faith in the accountability of governments.

Beware of losing your way, for you are one of the few who are truly free to choose their own fate. That freedom is a gift, but also a responsibility more binding than chains

Because," said Sparrow, massaging her side, where she'd been injured, "I can't fight like this." "You shouldn't have to. Besides, we've got the UMC with us." Sparrow snorted. "You grow up on a colony or what?" "Yeah. What's that got to do with it?" "Then you ought to know you can't offload responsibility on someone else. You have to be able to take care of yourself when shit goes down.

Procrastination is like a credit card: it's a lot of fun until you get the bill.

It's times like this when someone is talking to you like you are a grown-up that you have to be careful not to pick your nose or dig your drawers out of your butt.

Leave it to Daddy Cool to kill a bird, then give it a funeral. Leave it to Daddy Cool to torture human kids at school all day long and never have his conscience

I have a responsibility to improve the world in which I live.