Quotes on Responsibility

A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences.

The salvation of this human world lies nowhere else than in the human heart, in the human power to reflect, in human meekness and human responsibility.

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.

Work at our responsibility as parents as if everything in life counted on it.

I'm black, I don't feel burdened by it and I don't think it's a huge responsibility. It's part of who I am. It does not define me.

Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the big curve - for your parents.

I think the journey for a politician goes from wanting to please all the people all the time, to a political leader that realises in the end his responsibility is to decide. And when he decides, he divides.

Must is a hard nut to crack, but it has a sweet kernel.

We must recognize that as the dominant power in the world we have a special responsibility. In addition to protecting our national interests, we must take the leadership in protecting the common interests of humanity.

The salvation of mankind lies only in making everything the concern of all.

If the whole responsibility is thrown upon our own shoulders, we shall be at our highest and best; when we have nobody to grope towards, no devil to lay our blame upon, no Personal God to carry our burdens, when we are alone responsible, then we shall rise to our highest and best. I am responsible for my fate, I am the bringer of good unto myself, I am the bringer of evil.

Stand up for those who cannot stand up for themselves; its your responsibility

In the abstract conception of universal wrong, all concrete responsibility vanishes.

We are made wise not by the recollection of our past, but by the responsibility for our future.

The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another.

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

When we decide to be happy we accept the responsibility to bring happiness to someone else. Some decide that happiness and glee are the same thing, they are not. When we choose happiness we accept the responsibility to lighten the load of someone else and to be a light on the path to another who may be walking in darkness.

There is no power or authority without responsibility, and he who accepts the one cannot escape or evade the other.

Look at guys like Larry Bird and George Brett and John McEnroe; that's what they did in their careers. They all wanted to be the guy under the microscope late in the game or late in the match. So you just take on that know-how that that's part of your responsibility, and you learn that's what makes it exciting. That's what makes it fun!

Each of us has a responsibility for being alive: one responsibility to creation, of which we are a part, another to the creator a debt we repay by trying to extend our areas of comprehension.

It is a great privilege, as well as our responsibility, to pray for our government leaders.