Quotes About Responsibility

The realization that we are responsible for the mess we are in—and that it isn't 'their' fault—is the best hope India has had in decades.

Our parents valued security over everything else. In their time jobs were few, so you better grab one and settle down. Else you would be on the road,' Brijesh said.

Yes, honesty pays but only if all of society is honest. If only you are honest, but everyone else is not, you will suffer. This is the bottleneck obstructing change in India today. We all want to be honest, but we don't want to be the only one honest, for then we will suffer. This paradox prevents change.

We could have the most amazing leaders, the best policies and the strictest laws; however, if we the people don't care about what the leaders do or about following laws, nothing good can happen.

Why are you are throwing them out, Uncle?' Anjali said.

Collective responsibility, a sense of the greater good versus just one's own good, and a strong set of collective values are imperative for improving society. These are the aims of all these pieces about our society.

Everyone still tries to cut a deal for themselves while the nation goes to hell. Anyway

Fighting corruption is not restricted to naming and shaming a few corrupt officials. If we think it is okay to cheat in exams, lie to a ticket collector in the train about our kids' ages and pay a bit of money to avoid a big traffic fine, then at some level we clearly don't care about eliminating corruption all that much. At best, we hate the politician who gets to steal (while we don't!).

He came back with an extra-large one-kilo pack of Haldiram's bhujia. How is it legal to sell these unhealthy things? Or why don't they at least come with a warning? Like those cigarette packets have pictures of people with cancer, maybe these can have pictures of super-fat uncles facing cardiac arrest or bedridden

It's not them, but we, who have to solve our problems.

We may want political leaders to not abuse power, but do so ourselves.

it is a lack of values within us, and not just a few bad guys at the top, that has turned India corrupt.

For any lasting change to happen in the country, society has to change in terms of its behaviour, attitudes and values. It is easy, even fun, to blame politicians for every wrong in the nation. However, politicians only reflect what society thinks.

our politicians are not ethical because we aren't ethical.

Your vote is an important choice for your country, not an expression of love.

Everyone still tries to cut a deal for themselves while the nation goes to hell.

Once I got married and had kids, I moved away from romantic roles, because it seemed wrong to have my 3-year-old wondering why Daddy was kissing someone else.

It's when I have to acknowledge the past and all of those nameless, faceless people I'd assassinated, that I unravel inside.

When a man retires, his wife gets twice the husband but only half the income.

The idea of preventive medicine is faintly un-American. It means, first, recognizing that the enemy is us.

I saw clearly that war was upon us when I learned that my young men had been secretly buying ammunition.

We must be willing, individually and as a Nation, to accept whatever sacrifices may be required of us. A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You never really learn to swear until you learn to drive.

You are going to need sales taxes, both Federal and State, income tax, and a lot of other kinds. It's a great country but you can't live in it for nothing.