Inspiring Responsibility Quotes to Help You Take Charge of Your Life - page 119

I\'ve noticed throughout my long life that people with vested interest in things staying the way they are regularly insist that both change and accountability are impossible.
I've noticed throughout my long life that people with vested interest in things staying the way they are regularly insist that both change and accountability are impossible.
 Sarah Schulman
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Freedom can't be kept for nothing. If you set a high value on liberty, you must set a low value on everything else.
Visit USA.gov and you'll find thousands of directorates, agencies, boards, offices, and services replete with overlapping responsibilities, ancient priorities, and divided accountability.
 Lou Gerstner
I like villains because there's something so attractive about a committed person - they have a plan, an ideology, no matter how twisted. They're motivated.
 Russell Crowe
Leaders develop their styles as they interact with their constituencies. They move toward the style that seems most effective in dealing with the mixture of elements that make up their constituencies.
 John W. Gardner
A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
We need a return to transparency and a system of checks and balances, to a president who respects Congress' role of oversight and accountability.
I've always assumed it to be an absolute requirement for being a writer: to find all emotions and the sources of all behaviors somewhere within yourself.
 Luc Sante
The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belonged to one category.
We have a responsibility to first understand how climate change impacts all peoples of the world. Then, we must consider the individual and collective choices and actions that can move us toward a sustainable future.
 Achim Steiner
The effectiveness of a leader is best judged by the actions of those he guides.
 Bill Courtney
The first follower is actually an underestimated form of leadership in itself. … The first follower is what transforms a lone nut into a leader.
 Derek Sivers
One of the strongest characteristics of genius is the power of lighting its own fire.
 John Foster
A real liberated teacher never asks for a commitment from a student. That's absurd, a person wants to be there and they want to learn everything they can.
Lasting achievement, whatever the endeavor, comes from a commitment to excellence every step of the way.
 Ralph Marston
When I think about who influenced my life the most as a Leader, I think of my Mother. She, more than anyone, taught me how to lead with love.
 Colleen Barrett
Before a leader can be accepted, let alone succeed, autonomous professionals must agree to be influenced by that person.
 David Maister
You deserve whoever governs you ... Everyone is responsible for the actions of their leaders.
You deserve whoever governs you ... Everyone is responsible for the actions of their leaders.
 Greg Bear
No institution can possibly survive if it needs geniuses or supermen to manage it. It must be organized in such a way as to be able to get along under a leadership composed of average human beings.