Responsibility Quotes

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I believe that success brings responsibility. It also does not bring immunity to the consequences of our quickening march towards oblivion. The bottom line is… — Harry Chapin
We have a responsibility to protect the rights of generations, of all species, that cannot speak for themselves today. The global challenge of climate change… — Wangari Maathai
Isn't the only hope for the planet that the industrialized civilizations collapse? Isn't it our responsibility to bring that about? — Maurice Strong
It is the responsibility of each human being today to choose between the force of darkness and the force of light. We must therefore transform… — Maurice Strong
This is the new politics. Personal responsibility. Not leaving it to others. I am my planet's keeper. — Hilary Benn
People need responsibility. They resist assuming it, but they cannot get along without it. — John Steinbeck
A democratic form of government, a democratic way of life, presupposes free public education over a long period; it presupposes also an education for personal… — Eleanor Roosevelt
The international equity question arises from the costs of climate change itself and mitigation varying greatly across countries. It is affected by the historical responsibility… — Ross Garnaut
We have to all shoulder the responsibility for keeping the planet habitable, or we're going to suffer the consequences - together. — Barack Obama
Those of us in positions of responsibility, we'll need to be less concerned with the judgment of special interests and well-connected donors, and more concerned… — Barack Obama
As the world's largest economy and second-largest carbon emitter, as a country with unsurpassed ability to drive innovation and scientific breakthroughs, as the country that… — Barack Obama
Christians, in particular, realize that their responsibility within creation and their duty towards nature and the Creator are an essential part of their faith. — Pope John Paul II
Who can stop climate change? We can. You and you and you, and me. And it is not just that we can stop it, we… — Desmond Tutu
Climate change is a very unusual ethical challenge because it's so completely measurable...one of the reasons people should take action is because they have a… — George C. Marshall
You are where you are today because you stand on somebody's shoulders. And wherever you are heading, you cannot get there by yourself. If you… — Vernon Jordan
Almost without being aware of it, we end up being incapable of feeling compassion at the outcry of the poor, weeping for other people's pain,… — Pope Francis
We are all one family in the world. Building a community that empowers everyone to attain their full potential through each of us respecting each… — Pope John Paul II
If a man is respectful he will not be treated with insolence. If he is tolerant he will win the multitude. If he is trustworthy… — Confucius
Our efforts cannot and should not substitute for just public policies and effective programs to meet the needs of the hungry...Money, food, and time donated… — John Ricard
Our responsibility as Christians makes us tremble. The northern hemisphere, the developed area of the world, the 20% who possess 80% of the world's resources,… — HÃ©lder CÃ¢mara

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