Quotes About Responsibility

Democracy belongs to those who exercise it.

Democracy is too good to share with just anybody.

And in a democracy, when we say we're mad at what's going on, what we need to be saying is we're mad at ourselves.

I think one thing that Montanans all agree on, whether you're Republican or Democrat, is they want money spent appropriately.

Criticism in a time of war is essential to the maintenance of any kind of democratic government.

Democratic leaders always seem to blame America first.

We don't hand anyone anything in the Democratic Party.

I'm the one who initiated the democratic process.

If there's one thing I'm not going to apologise for as the leader of the Liberal Democrats in government after 60 or 70 years of being out of government, it's that you just cannot avoid but deal with the world the way it is.

Delusion and denial does not equal an apology.

I love Denmark. But it is a very safe place, and it is easy to let the state look after everything for you.

I think, in Denmark, we are quite good when it comes to the environment.

Failure is an awful thing, and when I look at the common denominator of failure, it seems to always be the same thing: excuses.

It's what I tell my daughters: Know that your birthright is to shine your light, and don't let anybody deny you of that right. Take responsibility for your life.

I made bad decisions. I'm not denying that I made bad decisions.

I've never had a choice of which government department I would hold. I've always been assigned a department by the Taoiseach.

Whenever I am playing, I try to contribute in both departments of the game. And whenever I have been given opportunities, more often than not, I have delivered.

Leadership does not depend on being right.

If you're going to vote yes and change the law. You have to know what's in it. You can't depend on other people.

I'm proud that my clients are working to support themselves and those who depend on them.

Doctors are kind of this shibboleth in our society. We know what they do, and we depend on them, but we don't know a lot about what it feels like from their side.

Lives literally depend on what we do.

Get out there and vote like your lives depend on it.

Consumers depend on us to make sure that competition is fair and open, and it's my responsibility to make that happen.