Quotes about responsibility
responsibility men liberty
We are now in a position to understand the anti-Semite. He is a man who is afraid. Not of the Jews, to be sure, but of himself, of his own consciousness, of his liberty, of his instincts, of his responsibilities, of solitariness, of change, of society, and of the world of everything except the Jews. Jean-Paul Sartre
responsibility might existentialism
Our responsibility is much greater than we might have supposed, because it involves all mankind.
responsibility destiny men
Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth.
responsibility tone cameras
As the lead of a movie, you really set the tone off-camera as well, and that's a really big responsibility. Jenna Fischer
responsibility fate hands
When you don't take responsibility, when you blame others, circumstances, fate or chance, you give away your power. When you take and retain full responsibility - even when others are wrong or the situation is genuinely unfair - you keep your life's reins in your own hands. Jeff Olson
responsibility greed corporations
The corporation cannot be ethical, its only responsibility is to make a profit. Jim Hightower
responsibility scientist profile
I'm not as famous as Stephen Hawking, but certainly in the U.S., I have a very high profile for a scientist. It is an awesome responsibility, one that I don't shoulder lightly. Neil deGrasse Tyson
responsibility ties who-we-are
Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must. Neil Gaiman
responsibility sacrifice rights
We live in the age of "Everything Has Rights." Now, I'm not denying that the concept of rights is valid, but I wonder … whatever happened to obligations? One rarely hears the term anymore. Indeed, have you ever heard of a "human obligations movement?" … The very ideal that holds a democracy together--the willingness to make personal sacrifice for the common good--is going quickly by the wayside. John Rosemond
responsibility people
It’s not about electing the right people. It’s about a narrowing their responsibilities. John Stossel
responsibility giving one-day
Although we have responsibilities to others, we are primarily accountable to God. It is before him that we stand, and to him that one day we must give an account. We should not therefore rate human opinion too highly... John Stott
responsibility thinking awards
It is customary for the recipient of this award to offer personal or scholarly comment on the nature and the direction of literature. At this particular time, however, I think it would be well to consider the high duties and the responsibilities of the makers of literature. John Steinbeck
responsibility space air
There's a responsibility in being a person. It's more than just taking up space where air would be.
responsibility people needs
People need responsibility. They resist assuming it, but they cannot get along without it.
responsibility responsible reformation
You are not only responsible for what you say, but also for what you do not say Martin Luther
responsibility government defense
Unchecked, government social programs are a security threat because they weaken the ultimate line of defense: the free-born citizen whose responsibilities are not subcontracted to the government. Mark Steyn
responsibility people pockets
The best reason to diminish social programs is not to put more money in people's pockets but to put more responsibility in people's pockets.
responsibility play volunteer
When the going gets tough, the prospect of delegating half your responsibilities to a willing volunteer, either to play a supporting role or take over the breadwinning, certainly holds allure. Mariella Frostrup
responsibility artist piano
My responsibility as an artist is to turn up at the page or the piano or the microphone. The rest is up to God. Nick Cave
responsibility fate made
I have made all the calculations; fate will do the rest. Napoleon Bonaparte
responsibility government church
It is the church's responsibility, the government's responsibility, and the personal responsibility of every one of us to love. Shane Claiborne
responsibility addresses matter
To address questions of scientific responsibility does not necessarily imply that one needs technical competence in a particular field (e.g. biology) to evaluate certain technical matters. Serge Lang
responsibility choices path
We are free to choose our paths, but we can't choose the consequences that come with them. Sean Covey
responsibility action accepting
I'm willing to deal with the consequences and accept responsibility for my actions. Michael Vick
responsibility exercise principles
Human beings exercise responsibilities within a social setting and a framework of obligations which transcend the principle of intelligence. Michael Polanyi
responsibility opportunity issues
Once you introduce the issue to young people and suggest to them that they have the ability to vote with their forks, either by positively going for certain kinds of foods or rejecting other kinds of foods, they realize that this is a responsibility and an opportunity to shape the world a little bit by their own choices. Michael Pollan
responsibility lines firsts
In the end I'm still a writer. I'm still a journalist, and my first responsibility is to my readers. That's where I have to draw the line.
responsibility moral problem
The problem for me with liberals is that we've abdicated our moral responsibility to the universe. Sherman Alexie
responsibility vision
Leadership is about vision and responsibility, not power. Seth Berkley
responsibility unhappy fiduciary
The unhappy theory of business ethics is this: you have a fiduciary responsibility to maximize profit. Period. To do anything other than that is to cheat your investors. And in a competitive world, you don't have much wiggle room here. Seth Godin
responsibility water way
It's not reckless, because when we leap, when we dive in, when we begin, only begin, we bring our true nature to the project, we make it personal and urgent. And it's not abandon, not in the sense that we've abandoned our senses or our responsibility. In fact, abandoning the fear of fear that is holding us back is the single best way not to abandon the work, the pure execution of the work. Later, there's time to backpedal and water down. But right now, reckless please.
responsibility rocks organization
I'll confess that I don't watch the Olympics, but you'd have to be living under a rock to be unaware of the corruption and the expense. An amorphous organization with no transparency, unclear lines of responsibility, huge amounts of politics and a great deal of unearned power.
responsibility people survivor
If you're passionate, be passionate enough to fail. Fail small, accept responsibility, repeat. The people who make change are the survivors of serial failure.