Inspiring Responsibility Quotes to Help You Take Charge of Your Life - page 16
I did consider marriage and motherhood extreme and doomed commitments. Not out of any experience of them as such, but it was simply the way I looked at things.
Joan Didion
Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder.
I am not responsible for the actions of Saakashvili and even for those of Gamsakhurdia.
Eduard Shevardnadze
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
High performance leaders capitalize on crises to galvanize the motivation and actions of people in the organization.
Andy Hargreaves
No officer should be allowed to behave as if they are above the law, just because they are responsible for upholding the law.
Rahm Emanuel
I used to think religion was just more of the same thing. Dump responsibility on the big guy. Now I see an importance in that. It's a relief to accept that not everything is under your control.
The mark of a great man is one who knows when to set aside the important things in order to accomplish the vital ones.
Brandon Sanderson
There is always a place in the world for those who are willing to give of their time, energy, capital, creativity, and commitment.
Getting an audience is hard. Sustaining an audience is hard. It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose, and of action over a long period of time.
Bruce Springsteen
The irony of the matter is that the future generations do not have a vote. In effect, we hold their proxy.
Charles J. Hitch
The degradation of our environment is undeniably a direct result of our lack of regard, lack of accountability, and lack of responsibility.
Nikki Reed
Once we know and are aware, we are responsible for our action and our inaction. We can do something about it or ignore it. Either way, we are still responsible.
Many council leaders and members will be surprised to discover how much more focused their work will become when they examine it through the lens of saving souls through the mission of the Church.
M. Russell Ballard
. . . a relationship has a momentum, it must change and develop, and will tend to move toward the point of greatest commitment.
Carolyn Heilbrun
The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have.
Padmasree Warrior
I grew up in an acting family. I was heavily discouraged from doing it myself when I was young, which is the only responsible route to take with any child, because its not necessarily the easiest of lives.
Jack Davenport
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Our generation has the ability and the responsibility to make our ever-more connected world a more hopeful, stable and peaceful place.
Natalie Portman