Quotes About Responsibility

The right people are those who take the initiative to get things done, who make things happen and whom you come to count on for ideas for constant change and improvement.

Having a good work ethic means taking the initiative to get the job done, delivering as agreed without excuses or blame, being willing to make personal sacrifice for the good of the organization, and being loyal to the company and people with whom you work.

You can't expect people to think and act like owners," he said, "unless they understand how what they do creates economic value. And when people are taught how they not only create economic value but that it's constantly measured and evaluated and that they stand to share in the profits, then thinking and acting like the owner becomes very easy.

When I was a little kid I used to play with guys twice my age, so, I was the last one picked, so if I picked I knew that I had to get the ball to the scorer if I wanted to stay on the court, so that was pretty much my job.

Ask yourself where you're complicit in other people's stories. If you like them, stay in those stories. If you don't, don't. You're not bound to any of it, though remember that if you want to get rid of the bad aspects of something you'll probably have to lose the good aspects, too.

The story of who you are, were, will be: you don't have to accept any of this. If you want, bypass selective editing and let the whole thing go. All of it. Stay on the blank page as long as you want; then write a new story if you like. Just remember that you'll have to write in roles for other people that they like if you want others to play along.

the wilderness "builds receptivity" to the idea that we owe moral obligations to other beings.

Don't get me wrong, Mallory. She's a good person. She has a big heart. And she would do anything for Teddy's well-being. But this is not the life I wanted. I never signed on for any of this.

Por tanto, en principio, el idiota era simplemente aquel que se preocupaba solo de sí mismo, de sus intereses privados y particulares, sin prestar atención a los asuntos públicos o políticos.

Why do you think politicians send soldiers to the wars they declare, if, of course, they still go to the bother of declaring them. . . . mediation, keeping a distance from the actual events and being privileged enough not to have to witness them.

No hay que prestar más dinero del que uno estaría dispuesto a regalarle a quien le asesta el sablazo.

In fact, nothing can be imposed on a writer of fiction, who doesn't need to ask permission to introduce any real person or sequence of events he happens to know about into his fiction; if he decides to, then nothing and no one can prevent him. We aren't trustworthy people and some of us are heartless, though I don't think I am.

Incontable es el número de criaturas que han tomado por padre a quien no lo era suyo y por hermanos a quienes lo eran a medias

Uno olvida el daño que causa infinitamente más que el que se le inflige, uno olvida cuanto dice y hace y escribe, rara vez lo que oye y lee y padece.

e assumir uma enorme responsabilidade, a de revelar a alguém o que talvez não quisesse saber, e nunca se sabe o que alguém não quer saber até se lhe fazer a revelação, e então o possível mal não tem remédio e é tarde para a retirar, para voltar atrás.

Pero lo vivido por los padres con anterioridad al nacimiento de los hijos suele ser ignorado por éstos, o aún es más, no les concierne hasta que ya son adultos plenos y es muy tarde para preguntar, a veces.

La responsabilidad siempre es ajena, y es tan fácil esparcirla…

olvidamos lo que decimos mucho más que lo que escuchamos, lo que escribimos mucho más que lo que leemos, lo que enviamos mucho más que lo que nos alcanza, por eso no contamos apenas con las ofensas que infligimos y sí en cambio con las que sufrimos, y por eso casi todo el mundo le tiene alguna guardada a alguien.

Tengo el convencimiento de que el mayor dolor es el de la conciencia, contra el que no hay apenas remedio ni amortiguamiento, ni más cesación que la muerte, y aun así de eso no estamos seguros.

Hay que cruzar una línea que ya no puede descruzarse para comprender y arrepentirse, para querer echarse atrás y aceptar que se ha metido la pata; hay que cometer un error hasta el fondo para comprobar que era un error, y entonces se intenta salir de él cuando ya es tarde para deshacerlo sin daños, o sin estropicios.

que no está en su mano evitar o cumplir

Thus bad begins and worse remains behind'

Computers don't kill books; people do.

Our digital experiences are out of body. This biases us toward depersonalised behaviour in an environment where one's identity can be a liability. But the more anonymously we engage with others, the less we experience the human repercussions of what we say and do. By resisting the temptation to engage from the apparent safety of anonymity, we remain accountable and present - and are much more likely to bring our humanity with us into the digital realm