Quotes About Responsibility

...nuclear threats and nuclear weapons are the last argument of weak, stressed and irresponsible politicians. People must act very quicky to stop the movement to nuclear war.

When making a point, there are 2 types of people who may disagree with you: those who can support their reasons, and the childish ones who are too worried about being told what to do.

You can't help it. An artist's duty, as far as I'm concerned, is to reflect the times.

I think the job of the artist is to remind people of what they have chosen to forget.

The art of leadership is saying no, not saying yes. It is very easy to say yes.

Art to me is a humanitarian act and I believe that there is a responsibility that art should somehow be able to effect mankind, to make the word a better place.

That the arts are corrupt does not mean that Christians can abandon them. On the contrary, the corruption of the arts means that Christians dare not abandon them any longer.

Artistic talent is a gift from God and whoever discovers it in himself has a certain obligation: to know that he cannot waste this talent, but must develop it.

Regard your soldiers as your children, and they will follow you into the deepest valleys; look upon them as your own beloved sons, and they will stand by you even unto death.

Glory is a heavy burden, a murdering poison, and to bear it is an art. And to have that art is rare.

In a sick world, it is the first duty of the artist to get well.

A martial artist has to take responsibility for himself and accept the consequences of his own doing.

Art is no crime. It's every artist's responsibility to make art that is meaningful

Being an artist and having to be responsible for the art that you make is really quite challenging, and as you get older it becomes more and more difficult.

My activism has to do with my conscience; I cannot let certain things slide without doing something. My public speaking is part of an art form that is cultural.

Don't shut yourself up in a band box because you are a woman, but understand what is going on, and educate yourself to take part in the world's work, for it all affects you and yours.

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.

Don't apologize, justify or rationalize bad art or bad writing. If you do, you are part of it.

The King is only fond of words, and cannot translate them into deeds.

Writing is the one art form that really should allow you to hang yourself.

If we stepped away from so much of the victimhood talk, I think that would make a big change for the better. It does limit art. The conversation wouldn't just be one-sided.

An artist cannot be responsible for what people make of their art. An audience loathe giving up preconceived images of an artist

It is not the job of art to mirror. Images reflected in a mirror appear to us in reverse. An artist's responsibility is to reveal consciousness; to produce a human document.

In Washington, of course, evading responsibility is an art form, so it is not always easy to tell who's responsible for which mess.