Quotes About Responsibility

If there was anything I'd learned, it's that the man never chooses the woman. All he can do is give her an opportunity to choose him.

The sins of the parents are the destinies of their children. Unless the children wake up and do something about it.

Remember: What you do doesn't determine who you are; who you are determines what you do.

Lethargy is evident in churches when the people have no sense of ownership.

How can you escape from your own conscience, the reality of your own actions?

A sense of responsibility in teaching pushes us constantly to think about and promote the best interests of our students. In contrast, the demand for accountability often induces mere compliance.

For Achilles, the death of Patroclus pushed him into a fury, but it was not only grief that drove him. It was also a sense of shame and guilt because he had not been there to protect his friend. Sometimes men in combat feel this sort of survivor's guilt even though, realistically, they could have done nothing to prevent their comrade's death.

Because most of us recognize that we will fight to protect our children, we cannot be absolute pacifists.

I think being a mother is the cruelest thing in the world.

I'm not such an idiot that I don't realize that if a man calls me a nigger it's his fault the first time, but mine if he has the opportunity to do it again.

I think," she said at last, "that being a mother is the cruellest thing in the world.

The hard necessity of bringing the judge on the bench down into the dock has been the peculiar responsibility of the writer in all ages of man.

Somehow, amid all the sophistication and diversions of this world, we forgot the basics: take care of business at home first, and never betray your blood.

We must use time wisely and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom.

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great. You can be that great generation.

I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb. I have taken a moment here to rest, to steal a view of the glorious vista that surrounds me, to look back on the distance I have come. But I can only rest for a moment, for with freedom come responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk is not ended.

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great, you can be that generation

We must use time creatively, and forever realize that the time is always ripe to do right.

It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.

As a leader, one must sometimes take actions that are unpopular, or whose results will not be known for years to come.

Like the gardener, a leader must take responsibility for what he cultivates; he must mind his work, try to repel enemies, preserve what can be preserved, and eliminate what cannot succeed.

Fools multiply when wise men are silent.

Sometimes it falls upon a generation to be great...