Inspiring Responsibility Quotes to Help You Take Charge of Your Life - page 36

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
 Lord Acton
I enclose to you a copy of the declaration of independence as agreed to by the House, and also, as originally framed. You will judge whether it is the better or worse for the Critics.
Of course, the new domestic paramilitary forces will also undermine free speech and dissent with the threat of force while simultaneously threatening core civil liberties, rights and civic responsibilities.
You can accept reality, or you can persist in your purpose until reality accepts you.
I don't think life is absurd. I think we are all here for a huge purpose. I think we shrink from the immensity of the purpose we are here for.
 Norman Mailer
The most important thing in coaching is communication. It's not what you say as much as what they absorb.
 Red Auerbach
Every great business leader I've ever met, in addition to being very smart, very driven, they have this, 'Why not me? Screw it, I deserve it, let's go.' And if you don't have that, you can't achieve greatness.
 Donny Deutsch
Human life is something that comes to us from beyond this world, and the purpose of our society is to cherish it and to enable the individual to attain the highest achievement of which he is capable
Part of the role of a thought leader is not to necessarily have all the answers - I certainly don't - but it's to be able to ask the right questions and the privilege of being able to lead the conversation.
 Michael Hyatt
Most Korean parents saw themselves as coaches, while American parents tended to act more like cheerleaders.
Most Korean parents saw themselves as coaches, while American parents tended to act more like cheerleaders.
 Amanda Ripley
If you look at countries that are comparable, like Switzerland or Germany, for example, they have mixed systems. They don't have just a single-payer system, but they have very clear controls over budgeting and accountability.
I was a serious kid to an absurd degree. I was overwhelmed with responsibility. You know, trying to play grown up. I overdid it.
 Claire Danes
I met with my lawyers. They gave me all the wrong advice. For a long time I refused to accept the child was mine. I should have met her, arranged a DNA test and accepted my responsibility.
 Boris Becker
It's no accident that most of the great black spokespersons and leaders understood the centrality of self-affirmation, self-respect and self-love.
You always have to take responsibility for the choices you made. Once you can come to that truth, it's a very satisfying and relieving feeling. You don't have to fight anymore, you just get to do.
 Andrew W.K.
We move but our words stand become responsible for more than we intended and this is verbal privilege
 Adrienne Rich
There's a ton of academic literature that shows people are much more critical of female leaders than they are of male leaders. They're much less tolerant of female ambition, much more threatened by female power.
 Peter Beinart
The fans - the Echelon - send in their pictures and they've been wrapped around my kit, as a kind of a thank you. The Echelon's commitment, loyalty, creativity and ability to express who they really are, consistently inspires me.
 Shannon Leto
NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one\'s competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob\'s-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending.
NOTORIETY, n. The fame of one's competitor for public honors. The kind of renown most accessible and acceptable to mediocrity. A Jacob's-ladder leading to the vaudeville stage, with angels ascending and descending.
To be a leader you must be able to create positive change.