Quotes About Responsibility

He matters to me, too. I know he does. He didn't. Phillip pulled out his hammer to nail the laps. Not as much as he did to you. Not enough. It's different now. I know that, too. For the next few minutes they worked in tandem, without words. You stood up for him anyway, Cam added when the plank was in place. Even when he didn't matter enough. I did it for Dad. We all did it for Dad. Now we're doing it for Seth.

You've never been a whiner, Margo. I could give lessons.It's time for me to grow up, take responsibility,be sensible. Talk to life insurance salesman, Josh said dryly. Apply for a library card.Clip coupons. She looked down her nose. Spoken like a man born with not only a silver spoon but the whole place setting stuck in his arrogant little mouth. I happen to have several library cards, he muttered. Somewhere. Do you mind?

Ryder - the oldest, Avery continued. He's standing as job boss on this project. Owen's the detail guy, runs the numbers, makes the calls, takes the meetings. Or most of them. Beckett's an architect.

A woman,' Smithy said with a sigh when they drove away. 'It's always over a woman.' 'Hey, don't blame my breed for the stupidity of yours.

There would be no children in the world if men had to bring them into it.

Being a good writer meant he could make a living and do as he chose. Being a great one would bring responsibilities and expectations he had no desire to face.

I don't allow my child to drink carbonated sugar! Well, bless your heart. With that eyebrow arch for Charlotte, Lily took Cate's hand. Guess who's not in charge today?

Beckett, don't make me ask you to come upstairs and check in the closets. She laid her hands on his cheeks. Just come upstairs.

We are eating like adults. Kids have to eat when and what they're told. We get to eat when and what we want. Because we're adults.

It's right he's paying you, as you were hurt on his job, and he can well afford it. Doing so shows his character, just as fretting over it shows yours.

Heaven and Earth, Ripley, do more than hold us between them. They expect us to deserve it.

It's different with a parent, isn't it? They have to consider constantly whether to say yes or no, now or later. They have to discipline and enforce as well as love and tend. You'll only have to love, and they'll soak all that up like sponges.

your excuses are so lame they're limping

Feelings are feelings. I don't understand why people blame other people for what they feel.

Kids are still up, David commented, noting the guest house was lit up like a Vegas casino. I'll have to kill them. Yes, I've noticed what a terrifying and brutal father you are. And how your children fear you. He slanted her a look. I wouldn't mind seeing the occasional tremble out of them. I think it's way too late for that. You've gone and raised two happy, well-adjusted kids

But not really needing to be rescued sort of makes being rescued more exciting,you know. No,I don't know, Keeley snapped. Go to school,Mo.I've got mucking out to do. I'm going,I'm going. Sheesh. You must be low on the caffeine intake this morning.I'll come by later to see how the gelding's doing.I've got a kind of vested interest,you know? See you.

Well. Eli cleared his throat. He didn't have to talk to Tyler about the ways and means of sex. Thank Christ. He'd done that deed years before. His grandson was a grown man, who knew about the birds and bees, and about responsibility. But… Holy hell, Ty. You and Sophie. It just happened, he said again. I guess it shouldn't have, and I guess I should tell you it won't happen again.

I believe in payback. For the little things, for the big ones. For everything in between. Letting people screw you over is just lazy and uncreative.

Mr. Tarmack,if you try to put a jockey on this horse, I'll have you up on charges.In fact,I'm damn well having you up on charges regardless.

A leader's who everybody looks to for answers, even when there aren't any. Who everyone blames when things go wrong. A leader's the one who has to do the dirty work, even if it's the damn dishes.

Perhaps it was the demands of having to take on me and the farm that left so little time for the gentler things. Such small things: a kiss goodnight, a word of affection... a child can starve with a full plate.

That's true." And children, she thought, no matter how hard they strained for independence, were stuck. "It won't be long before you can decide for yourself. L.A., right?

I should be home by midnight. Dad, I need a car. Uh-huh. And I need a villa in the south of France. Go figure. Lights out at eleven, he added as he turned away. I've got to have wheels

She's a generous mother who offers all we need, and she's a child who needs our tending and care.