Quotes About Responsibility

We figure he is the people's horse, and we propose to train him in the open.

Every airman was given a "Mae West" life vest,*3 but because some men stole the vests' carbon dioxide cartridges for use in carbonating drinks, some vests didn't inflate.

It's easy to talk to a horse if you understand his language. Horses stay the same from the day they are born until the day they die. They are only changed by the way people treat them.

It is a good idea sometimes to think of the importance and dignity of our every-day duties. It keeps them from being so tiresome; besides, others are apt take us at our own valuation.

Gabriel squeezed his eyes shut. In the distance he heard Shay screamin his name. What had he done? The answer slammed into his mind. He had fallen in love with her. It had clouded his judgment. He loved her, heart, soul, and body. And he had sentenced her to death.

Allowing one's self to be forgiven is just as hard as forgiving. Harder in some ways. Because to be forgiven, one first has to admit to being at fault.

throwing out "I sorry" as if it were confetti, her private little parade of destruction rolling past, leaving Eliza to clean up all of the mess. They had tried hard to teach their children the importance of genuine remorse, what it was to say and mean "I'm sorry.

Children can be happy when their parents are miserable. But a parent is never happier than her unhappiest child." Sunny

the only thing worse than failing to do what was demanded of her was actually doing it.

Wanting to play God for your own private purposes, whatever they are, might be what getting greedy is

She tries to wear her pain on the inside. She always has. It's the trademark of the oldest sibling, I think.

While Sean was politically seasoned enough to put the morning's snafus behind him, and not worry overmuch that the apathetic bunch he'd just talked to represented America's future voters, it was the high school principal's long-winded enthusiasm, telling Sean how much of an inspiration he was for these kids, that truly set Sean's teeth on edge. And made him even later for the final meeting of the day, the coral reef advisory panel.

If you bungle raising your children, I don't think whatever else you do matters very much.

Le han dictado pena máxima: sesenta años. Suena infinito y sin embargo es poco, no hay vida que alcance para pagar lo que hizo.

Te juro que el infierno debe ser un lugar donde te encierran con tus consecuencias y te obligan a lidiar con ellas.

el infierno debe ser un lugar donde te encierran con tus consecuencias y te obligan a lidiar con ellas.

Don't mind her," Mel explained. "She's just worried about Finn." Petey tossed her wild hair. "Who says I'm worried?" Mel pressed a palm to her forehead. "Anyone want to adopt a couple of teenagers?" "They're all yours, Sweet Melissa," a man said." "Groovy," said Mel.

Children are our second chance to have a great parent-child relationship.

Like the captain of a ship, you should always consult with your officers before making a decision, taking their viewpoints and suggestions into account. But the decisions are ultimately yours, and you must make them. If you don't, circumstances will make your decisions for you.

As adults, overall, in two-parent families have spent more time working for pay, the time they spend interacting with their kids has also increased.

given chunk of waking hours. By defining this amount, we start to think of each day as containing a given quantity of temporal space. That time will be filled by something. I maintain that what we fill each day with is largely up to us, based on current

Plan on Fridays Expectations are infinite. Time is finite. We are always choosing. Choose well.

I have also learned—through hard experience—that there is no virtue in putting something on a to-do list and then not doing it. It's just as not done as if it were never on the list in the first place, only now it's sitting there, mocking me in its undoneness.

A better question when asked to take on something in the future: "Would I do this tomorrow?