The primary function of the creative use of language - in our age - is to try to constantly restore words to… — Jorie Graham Copy Share Image
Every one should consider himself as intrusted not only with his own conduct, but with that of others; and as accountable, not… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
By assigning his political rights to the state the individual also delegates his social responsibilities to it: he asks the state to… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
I would like to suggest to you that the extent to which government in America has departed from the original design of… — Leonard Read Copy Share Image
The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
In a democracy the responsibility for the Government's economic policies, which so affect the economy, normally rests with the elected representative of… — Wright Patman Copy Share Image
We don't have to reinvent the wheel, just go back to what it was in terms of how corporations acted in terms… — Joe Biden Copy Share Image
One has the responsibility to oneself, to the writer, director and the people who put up the money, to put out the… — Tom Skerritt Copy Share Image
“I do my duty: other things trouble me not; for they are either things without life, or things without reason, or things… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Over the course of my career as both an actress and an author, I have met many wanna-bes. I distinguish the wannas… — K Callan Copy Share Image
“Rwanda will never ever leave me. It's in the pores of my body. My soul is in those hills, my spirit is… — Romeo Dallaire Copy Share Image
The biblical world view with respect to these issues is that we have a responsibility to manage and cultivate, harvest the natural… — Scott Pruitt Copy Share Image
“Creating a climate in which disclosure is possible and acceptable is the organization’s responsibility.” — Sidney Dekker Copy Share Image
You can bring your children under age 18 into the voting booth with you. Many families do so as a way to… — Christine Pelosi Copy Share Image
Faith, in its most correct form, never removes responsibility; it removes fear of responsibility. The results are complete opposites with the greater… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
I feel it's my social responsibility to shine a light on areas that don't get seen. My personal feeling is that it's… — Lynn Nottage Copy Share Image
A man is not a man until he learns to handle and take care of his responsibilities. — Enhance Dreams Copy Share Image
“The concept of disease is fast replacing the concept of responsibility. With increasing zeal Americans use and interpret the assertion "I am… — Thomas Stephen Szasz Copy Share Image
I think our duty as American citizens is to be involved and engaged in anything that affects us. As an artist, I… — Chance the Rapper Copy Share Image
Loft living is the antithesis of suburban domesticity, if only because the open spaces don't easily accommodate family life. Lofts also offer… — Virginia Postrel Copy Share Image
There is a social responsibility to take care of vulnerable people. It seems that a sensible social responsibility is obligatory education, but… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I'll clue you in on a secret: death is not the worst thing that could happen to you. I know we think… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
The realization that just as no action is really indifferent, so no utterance is without its responsibility introduces, it is true, a… — Richard M. Weaver Copy Share Image
Freedom is not synonymous with an easy life. ... There are many difficult things about freedom: It does not give you safety,… — Margaret Thatcher Copy Share Image
“It's all a question of imagination. Our responsibility begins with the power to imagine.” — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
In the past, much power and responsibility over life and death was concentrated in the hands of doctors. Now, this ethical burden… — Oren Etzioni Copy Share Image
We have one set of obligations to the world in general, and we have other sets never to be reconciled to our… — Michael Frayn Copy Share Image
There's no such thing as personal responsibility anymore. It's always someone else's fault. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The thorns which I have reap'd are of the tree I planted; they have torn me, and I bleed. I should have… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
The Bill of Rights is a remarkable document because it weaves into the fabric of our democracy the idea that government has… — Ted Lieu Copy Share Image
My father, in particular, bears responsibility for my interest in the law. When I was 4, we moved back to Miami so… — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image
I wanted to take on a little bit more of a leadership role. I'm getting older and things are coming to me… — Chris Bosh Copy Share Image
“May she [United States] never forget that a fair national reputation is of as much importance as independence. That it possesses a… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
I feel like I have a responsibility to be true to who I am as an artist, first and foremost. — Salim Akil Copy Share Image
When we no longer hold people responsible for their choices, civility and common sense will be diminished. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Most of the people in the workforce today will spend some years when they also have children and family responsibilities. — Betty Friedan Copy Share Image
Artists lead unglamorous daily lives of discipline and routine, but their work is full of passion. Each has a vision and feels… — Merrill Brockway Copy Share Image