Quotes on responsibility

Since we humans have the better brain, isn't it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves?

Author: Joy Adamson

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

Author: Theodor Adorno

If you have a child, I said, you have a responsibility at least to stay alive.

Author: Christiane Amanpour

Our responsibility as privileged human beings is to pay back for the opportunities we've received.

Author: Kathryn Anastos

In the one defence, briefly, we accept responsibility but deny that it was bad: in the other, we admit that it was bad but don't accept full, or even any, responsibility.

Author: J. Austin

The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does not accomplish this has failed.

Author: William Bennett

And, if there was any responsibility in refusing to obey, he was willing to accept it.

Author: John Bigelow

At the state level, we must take a careful look at what went wrong and make sure it never happens again. The buck stops here, and as your governor, I take full responsibility.

Author: Kathleen Blanco

Despotism increases in severity with the number of despots; the responsibility is more divided, and the claims are more numerous.

Author: William Brown

Mutual funds have historically offered safety and diversification. And they spare you the responsibility of picking individual stocks.

Author: Ron Chernow

As an Italian-American, I have a special responsibility to be sensitive to ethnic stereotypes.

Author: Al D'Amato

To answer that I have to describe what I think is my responsibility as a thriller writer: To give my readers the most exciting roller coaster ride of a suspense story I can possibly think of.

Author: Jeffery Deaver

I have a strong sense of responsibility. I like to be directed, it's true. If I didn't like that, I'd do something else.

Author: Catherine Deneuve

I don't think I'm egotistical as much as I'm taking responsibility for what I'm putting out there.

Author: Jon Favreau

Who will take responsibility for raising the next generation?

Author: Ruth Ginsburg

I wouldn't say the world is my parish, but my readers are my parish. And especially the readers that write to me. They're my parish. And it's a responsibility that I enjoy.

Author: Andrew Greeley

It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it.

Author: Christine Gregoire

And it's not a finger-pointing issue to me; I take as much responsibility as I can. It was more just me not really knowing what I wanted to do and how to get it done.

Author: Justin Guarini

The social arrangements that produce responsibility are arrangements that create coercion, of some sort.

Author: Garrett Hardin

So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.

Author: Alphonso Jackson

A new era of responsibility is here.

Author: Valerie Jarrett

There are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility.

Author: Lyndon Johnson

By imposing too great a responsibility, or rather, all responsibility, on yourself, you crush yourself.

Author: Franz Kafka

Everybody wants to take responsibility when you win, but when you fail, all these fingers are pointing.

Author: Mike Krzyzewski

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

Author: Talib Kweli

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

Author: Nguyen Ky

I have to take responsibility for anything that happened within its businesses.

Author: Kenneth Lay

What must occur is a greater recognition by investors of their individual responsibility.

Author: Arthur Levitt

It's a fantastic responsibility and a wonderful moment.

Author: Daniel Libeskind

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Author: Abraham Lincoln

I feel I'll take on the responsibility of showing the world a whole different kind of Latin woman.

Author: Eva Mendes

I am here to accept responsibility for that which I did. I will not accept responsibility for that which I did not do.

Author: Oliver North

It's a responsibility of the writer to get the reader out of the story somehow.

Author: Michael Ondaatje

I do take responsibility for it. I admit to having a problem. I have been to numerous treatment centers.

Author: Tatum O'Neal

Everybody has something to prove each year. Everybody has a responsibility in this game. Even the batboy.

Author: David Ortiz

I do feel I have a responsibility to the youths. For real.

Author: Sean Paul

Responsibility educates.

Author: Wendell Phillips

One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice-president, and that one word is 'to be prepared'.

Author: Dan Quayle

We might be too proud to admit it as guys, but we still need to learn how to manage responsibility, how to face our challenges.

Author: Ryan Reynolds

We think we have a responsibility. And I think it's important for all of us in the Western world to realize that we've all been blessed a lot and if you go to these parts they don't have a lot, even before the tsunami.

Author: Kevin Rollins

Find your place on the planet. Dig in, and take responsibility from there.

Author: Gary Snyder

I feel it's a responsibility for anyone who breaks through a certain ceiling... to send the elevator back down and give others a helpful lift.

Author: Kevin Spacey

I use that as my responsibility on the show, to be the pragmatist.

Author: Fisher Stevens

There are writers who say they have no social responsibility except to write a good book, but that doesn't satisfy me.

Author: Sheri Tepper

Between an uncontrolled escalation and passivity, there is a demanding road of responsibility that we must follow.

Author: Dominique Villepin

My sense of responsibility to the audience is to screen things that they would never see in a local theater.

Author: Richard Wilson

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.

Author: Oprah Winfrey

Life is a mirror reflecting the choices we make, so choose wisely and beautifully.

Author: William Shakespeare

True freedom is not the absence of responsibilities, but the ability to choose which ones to embrace.

Author: Alan Watts

Freedom is not the absence of responsibilities, but the ability to choose which ones to embrace.

Author: Elizabeth Gilbert

Mistakes are proof that you are trying, growth is proof that you are succeeding.

Author: Samantha Jones

Our actions today shape the world we leave behind tomorrow.

Author: Sophia Lee

Society's progress lies not in seeking someone to blame, but in working together to make a change.

Author: Maya Patel

Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in our charge.

Author: Simon Sinek

Let your actions speak louder than your words, for a true impact is made by deeds, not promises.

Author: Sophia Martinez

The war against ignorance is our collective responsibility, for knowledge is the light that dispels darkness.

Author: Sophia Hamilton

Success has a thousand fathers, but failure is an orphan.

Author: Jane Doe

Success is living up to your potential. A potential unfulfilled can break a man.

Author: Jeb Bush

Success is not guaranteed, but neither is failure. The choice is always yours.

Author: Samantha Chen

Freedom is not the absence of responsibility, but the ability to act upon it with purpose.

Author: Alexandra Martin

Sowing kindness is not only a choice, but a responsibility we carry in our hearts.

Author: Emma Patel

Life is a collection of precious moments woven together by our choices.

Author: Emily Scott

Leadership is not about being in charge, but about taking care of those in your charge.

Author: Simon Sinek

We cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Author: Abraham Lincoln

We are responsible for what we have constantly uncherished.

Author: Maya Angelou

Every action we take today shapes the world of tomorrow.

Author: Jennifer Lopez

How can we expect righteousness from others if we ourselves are full of wickedness?

Author: Malala Yousafzai

With great power comes great electricity bills

Author: Peter Parker

With great powers of procrastination, comes great responsibilities... tomorrow

Author: Jane Smith

Success is more about honoring accountability than avoiding failure.

Author: Jennifer Jones

With great power comes great responsibility…but those responsibilities don't include posting perfect Instagram photos!

Author: Sarah Jones

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should. Always consider priorities before indulging in choices.

Author: Sarah Jones

With great power comes great electricity bills!

Author: Peter Parker

Just because you take messes, doesn't mean you have to create them. Cleanup enough kaka perros for other people darling before OMG America recycles you too!

Author: RuPaul Charles

With great power comes great responsibility... and a dangerously astute sense of humor.

Author: April Ludgate

Some people create their own storms, and then get upset when it rains.

Author: John Kinder

It's all fun and games until you realize adulting is hiring professionals for things your parents used to do for you.

Author: Ashley Walker