Quotes About Responsibility

if you take care of the pennies, the pounds will take care of themselves.

only a fool blames the messenger.

Be available to cover for a teacher who is de-escalating a challenging student. It is symbolically very meaningful when an administrator offers to cover a class, for even three minutes, so that the teacher can complete a complex interaction with a challenging student. Designate other faculty that can also be tapped when the need arises.

I once had to dispense with a literary agent because she drank too much. She was very surprised but I pointed out to her, quite logically I thought, that one of us had to be sober and it certainly wan't going to be me.

Give someone half a page in a newspaper and they think they own the world.

Journalism is a function, like going to the lavatory, best done at home and not talked about.

Freedom is that instant between when someone tells you to do something and when you decide how to respond.

I don't need you making me feel like an evil person every time I do something. I gave up smoking weed for you and that's a pretty big thing. I can't hold your hand 24 hours a day. Can't hold you 24 hours a day. Can't kiss you 24 hours a day. Can't have sex 24 hours a day.

If pastors are not ready at all times to preach, they are neglecting one of their principle responsibilities. Pastors

According to 1 Corinthians 14:26-33, a worship service is not a free for all where individual Christians are free to do as they will.

El separar las misiones de la iglesia es no entender la gran comisión. Las misiones son responsabilidad de la iglesia. La iglesia local envía misiones y esos misioneros deben buscar plantar iglesias locales. Es un error que los cristianos busquen ser misioneros sin primero estar sujetos a una iglesia local. Tristemente, hay muchos misioneros auto-nombrados quienes se rehúsan a someterse a la iglesia. Ellos desean el apoyo de las iglesias locales, pero no su supervisión.

There is no economic imperative that will condemn us to deplete our vital resource base, but neither is there an invisible hand that will prevent us from doing so.

Be on time for the appointment. Lateness says, "I don't respect your time." There is no excuse for lateness. If it can't be avoided, call before the appointed time, apologize, and continue with the sale.

Rules are in every company for everyone to follow. Eh, except salespeople." -- Jeffrey Gitomer

Silence and inaction equals death.

Every team member has the responsibility to stop the line every time they see something that is out of standard. That's how we put the responsibility for quality in the hands of our team members.

Ownership means once I detect a problem I own it. I am responsible for it.

Senior management is simply a flag bearer when a business decision is made. It is of no use unless others follow the flag. —Eiji Toyoda, former chairman of Toyota

We strive to decide our own fate. We act with self-reliance, trusting in our own abilities. We accept responsibility for our conduct and for maintaining and improving the skills that enable us to produce added value.

If you are responsible for a problem and make recommendations on possible solutions, you might be asked whether you went and looked at the situation yourself in person.

Respect: We respect others, make every effort to understand each other, take responsibility and do our best to build mutual trust. Teamwork: We stimulate personal and professional growth, share the opportunities of development and maximize individual and team performance.

Psychopaths know the technical difference between right and wrong - which is one of the reasons their insanity pleas in criminal cases so rarely succeed they just fail to act on that knowledge.

Older fatherhood isn't all bad: testosterone rates drop about 1% per year as men age, making them less reactive and more patient, and a professionally established middle-aged man is likely to have more time and money to devote to his kids than a twenty-something who's just getting started.

The most all people do wrong things in their lives but it was the ones who had the strength to admit to doing so that would trust.... you do the right thing, however hard. Otherwise, it turns back upon you. Always.