Duty quotes - page 53
The role of a leader is to serve his people. We absolutely must first serve the people who we want to lead. They must be able to rely on the leader as much as we hope to rely on them.
John Fairclough
I don't put the pressure on myself to be a very successful movie star. I want to enjoy being an actor and I want to be challenged by the roles I take.
Thandie Newton
Absolute freedom is absolute responsibility.
Self-respecting men and women think about the consequences of their actions-and are willing to take responsibility for them.
Nathaniel Branden
We have become, by the power of a glorious evolutionary accident called intelligence, the stewards of life's continuity on earth. We did not ask for this role, but we cannot abjure it. We may not be suited to it, but here we are.
Your responsibility as a parent is never great as the case is with the mother.
Fran Lebowitz
We're all flawed heroes. Responsibility is power. Take responsibility for the consequences of your actions, and the world is yours. Everything is a choice.
Tom Hiddleston
Landing a role now is not based on my looks - more on my acting ability.
Jude Law
I am only one but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something.
Edward Everett
Ken Lay has, does and will continue to accept responsibility for the fall of Enron. He was the man at the controls. But failure is not a crime.
Michael Ramsey
Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being. With freedom comes responsibility. For the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry is own weight, this is a frightening prospect.
I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.
Ai Weiwei
We're comfortable with women in certain roles but not comfortable with women expressing anger or fully accepting their power. The most daring question a woman can ask is, 'What do I want?'
The price of freedom is responsibility, but it's a bargain, because freedom is priceless.
Hugh Downs
It's a blessing to be given a variety of roles to what I call an iconic action actor like myself.
Donnie Yen
Never, under any circumstances, accept a position of responsibility. You will be forced to work harder with no other benefits than a few extra bucks - 'peanuts,' as they say, if that.
Corinne Maier
No amount of ability is of the slightest avail without honor.
