Quotes about responsibility
responsibility government land
During that time period all of our tribes were suffering extremely from poverty and neglect. And the reason I say neglect is because the U.S. Government was neglecting its true responsibilities they agreed to in exchange for our land and resources. What I and others attempted to do, and in essence we did, was bring attention to our sovereign rights, the rights we had retained when the treaties were made. Leonard Peltier
responsibility heart giving
I'm concerned that young people, far too often, abdicate their responsibilities of learning and adapting and give that over to people who may not always have their best interests at heart. Len Elmore
responsibility land modern
Victimization status is the modern promised land of absolution from personal responsibility. Laura Schlessinger
responsibility past opportunity
The challenge we now face is to build on the record of the past, to continue accepting new responsibilities and seeking new opportunities to serve. Lady Bird Johnson
responsibility practice accountability
We will seek to implement specific changes in the manufacturing and distribution practices to promote more responsibility and accountability. Kweisi Mfume
responsibility two people
When two human beings get together, they're co-present, there is built into it a certain responsibility we have for each other, and when people are co-present in family relationships and other relationships, that responsibility is there. You can't just turn off a person. On the Internet, you can. Neil Postman
responsibility people choices
Look at the word responsibility-"response-ability"-the ability to choose your response. Highly proactive people recognize that responsibility. They do not blame circumstances, conditions, or conditioning for their behavior. Their behavior is a product of their own conscious choice, based on values, rather than a product of their conditions, based on feeling. Stephen Covey
responsibility liberty west-coast
I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast. Viktor E. Frankl
responsibility men unfinished-work
A man who becomes conscious of the responsibility he bears toward a human being who affectionately waits for him, or to an unfinished work, will never be able to throw away his life. He knows the "why" for his existence, and will be able to bear almost any "how."
responsibility men law
The responsibility for the creation of new scientific knowledge - and for most of its application - rests on that small body of men and women who understand the fundamental laws of nature and are skilled in the techniques of scientific research. We shall have rapid or slow advance on any scientific frontier depending on the number of highly qualified and trained scientists exploring it. Vannevar Bush
responsibility rivers taking-responsibility
By perceiving ourselves as part of the river, we take responsibility for the river as a whole. Vaclav Havel
responsibility important climate
Technological measures are important, but equally important is... a consciousness of the commonality of all living beings and an emphasis on shared responsibility.
responsibility careers patriotism
You do not become a ''dissident'' just because you decide one day to take up this most unusual career. You are thrown into it by your personal sense of responsibility, combined with a complex set of external circumstances. You are cast out of the existing structures and placed in a position of conflict with them. It begins as an attempt to do your work well, and ends with being branded an enemy of society.
responsibility order civilization
A person who has been seduced by the consumer value system, whose identity is dissolved in an amalgam of the accouterments trappings of mass civilization, and who has no roots in the order of being, no sense of responsibility for anything higher than his own personal survival, is a demoralized person. The system depends on this demoralization, deepens it, is in fact a projection of it into society.
responsibility guilt done
Sin with the multitude, and your responsibility and guilt are as great and as truly personal, as if you alone had done the wrong Tryon Edwards
responsibility people political
Panem et Circenses" translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power. Suzanne Collins
responsibility needs limits
You cannot limit the debate to being solely in favour or against. It should be more complex. When you condemn, you need to understand what led to it. In general, if it is our responsibility to condemn terrorist actions after they had happened, we have an even greater responsibility beforehand to make sure they won't happen. Tariq Ramadan
responsibility political intellectual
Tunisia's responsibility, and especially that of its political and intellectual elites, is enormous. All the protagonists of the nation's social, cultural, economic and political life must work to overcome useless and counterproductive polarisation, and to find solutions to domestic, regional and international problems.
responsibility writing acting
Acting can be a very reactive profession. Acting is a fantastic thing, and it's my life, but writing is also part of me too, so I did it, and in so doing, took responsibility for my own life. Stephen Lang
responsibility gun car
If it's OK to register cars and license drivers, why is it not OK to impose similar legal responsibilities on gun owners? Stephen King
responsibility artist work-out
It's the artist's duty to have an artist's life, somehow to obtain time and freedom and then to muster the desire and discipline to make good work out of the life, whether that goodness is in the world's aesthetics, its radicalism, its candor, its singularity, or its universality. Stephanie Mills
responsibility practice vision
To practice magic is to bear the responsibility for having a vision. Starhawk
responsibility links action
It is easy to ignore responsibility when one is only an intermediate link in a chain of action. Stanley Milgram
responsibility thinking giving
I think it's a responsibility for everyone to give back. Stacy Keibler
responsibility men able
All the shrewdness of 'man' seeks one thing: to be able to live without responsibility. Soren Kierkegaard
responsibility snakes blame
Batterers aren't renowned for taking responsibility for their abusiveness, Sam. They tend to shed blame like a snake molts. Stephen White
responsibility week touched
Here's to responsibility," he toasted. "Twice a week." "And recklessness every day in between," I emphasized. He grinned and touched his can to mine. Stephenie Meyer
responsibility week moderation
Here's to responsibility, twice a week.',
responsibility blessing land
A sense that with the blessings that God bestowed upon this land, came the responsibility to make the world a better place. Marco Rubio
responsibility perfect people
It is the responsibility of leadership to work intelligently with what is given, and not waste time fantasizing about a world of flawless people and perfect choices. Marcus Aurelius
responsibility impact suffering
Poverty, the racial divide and social injustice do not impact only those who suffer most visibly. Alleviating poverty and injustice is a responsibility we must never forget or abandon. Marc Morial
responsibility blood hands
The elderly are all someone's flesh and blood and we cannot just shut them in a cupboard and hand over the responsibility for taking care of them to the state. Simon Callow
responsibility lottery discharge
We all have won the lottery of life. How do we discharge that responsibility? Sheryl WuDunn