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Quotes About Responsibility

Une personne qui n'a pas fait la moitié de son ouvrage de la journée à dix heures risque de laisser inachevée l'autre moitié.
~ Emily Bronte
I have not broken your heart — you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.
~ Emily Bronte
One or two is early enough for a person who lies till ten.
~ Emily Bronte
He tears down my handiwork, boxes my ears, and croaks: ' ''T' maister nobbut just buried, and Sabbath nut oe'red, und t' sahnd uh't gospel still i' yer lugs, and yah darr be laiking! shame on ye! sit ye dahn, ill childer! they's good books enough if ye'll read 'em; sit ye dahn, and think uh yer sowls!
~ Emily Bronte
You shouldn't lie till ten. There's the very prime of the morning gone long before that time. A person who has not done one-half his day's work by ten o'clock, runs a chance of leaving the other half undone.
~ Emily Bronte
My Life had stood - a Loaded Gun - In Corners - till a Day The Owner passed - identified - And carried Me away -
~ Emily Dickinson
Harm is one of those things that I always mean to keep clear of, but somehow my intentions and me don't chime as they ought, and people will get hit with stones that I throw at my neighbor's dogs...
~ Emily Dickinson
To be a Flower, is profound Responsibility
~ Emily Dickinson
XVI. Surgeons must be very careful When they take the knife! Underneath their fine incisions Stirs the culprit, — Life!
~ Emily Dickinson
1058 Bloom—is Result—to meet a Flower And casually glance Would scarcely cause one to suspect The minor Circumstance Assisting in the Bright Affair So intricately done Then offered as a Butterfly To the Meridian— To pack the Bud—oppose the Worm— Obtain its right of Dew— Adjust the Heat—elude the Wind— Escape the prowling Bee Great Nature not to disappoint Awaiting Her that Day— To be a Flower, is profound Responsibility—
~ Emily Dickinson
Forbidden fruit a flavor has That lawful orchards mocks ; How luscious lies the pea within The pod that Duty locks !
~ Emily Dickinson
My Life had stood-- a Loaded Gun
~ Emily Dickinson
Non conosciamo mai la nostra altezza Finché non siamo chiamati ad alzarci. E se siamo fedeli al nostro compito Arriva al cielo la nostra statura. L'eroismo che allora recitiamo Sarebbe quotidiano, se noi stessi Non c'incurvassimo di cubiti Per la paura di essere dei re
~ Emily Dickinson
The minister goes stiffly in As if the house were his, And he owned all the mourners now
~ Emily Dickinson
Who counts the wampum of the night to see that none is due?
~ Emily Dickinson
No, scratch the word career. Careers are for people who wish to advance. I only want to survive, draw a paycheck.
~ Emily Giffin
Instead of relief or gratitude, more guilt washes over me. Andy's certainly not faultless - no one ever is in a marriage
~ Emily Giffin
You can only control your own actions. Not other people's reactions.
~ Emily Giffin
I think my sister Daphne's obsession with having children has a lot to do with wanting to erase the pain my mother caused. On one level, Daphne's approach makes more sense. Yet the thought of a redo is not only unappealing, but terrifying. I don't want that kind of power over anyone. I don't want to be something that someone has to overcome. After all, I think everyone would agree that it's far worse to be a fucked-up mother than it is to have one.
~ Emily Giffin
Being married cuts on your freedom. Having a husband or a relationship at all puts constraints on you. by Michael.
~ Emily Giffin
But I also knew in my heart that I wouldn't cover for my son if he committed a terrible crime. Any crime. I wouldn't lie for him. I wouldn't obstruct justice for him. I would stand by him, but I would also want him to confess and truly repent and bear responsibility for his actions. I would want him to earn and deserve his forgiveness.
~ Emily Giffin
JeÅ›li najwiÄ™kszÄ… zaletÄ… wczesnego rodzenia dzieci jest to, ?e szybciej masz je z gÅ'owy, a najwiÄ™kszÄ… zaletÄ… pó?nego rodzenia dzieci jest odwleczenie tej mordÄ™gi, to czy? zupeÅ'na rezygnacja z dzieci nie stanowi najlepszego rozwiÄ…zania?
~ Emily Giffin
Parenting can be a real drain, even when sharing the misery with a spouse. Alone it was hard as fuck.
~ Emily Giffin
He tells me they do, but it's out of service. I feel a wave of relief, until he hands me a cordless phone from behind the bar and says I'm welcome to use it if it's not long distance. I stare down at the receiver, thinking that this is precisely why Scottie, my best friend since the first grade, told me to stay in and not drink. Batten down the hatches, he had coached me from our hometown of Pewaukee, Wisconsin, explaining that I wasn't ready to be tested by a buzz
~ Emily Giffin