Responsibility Quotes

4281 Responsibility quotes by 2749 unique authors

Since, in the long run, every planetary civilization will be endangered by impacts from space, every surviving civilization is obliged to become spacefaring--not because of… — Carl Sagan
A gentleman accepts the responsibility of his actions and bears the burden of their consequences. — William Faulkner
Devotion to the truth is the hallmark of morality; there is no greater, nobler, more heroic form of devotion than the act of a man… — Ayn Rand
We have a responsibility to stand watch over one another, we are watchers, all of us, watchers, guarding against the darkness. — Dean Koontz
Freedom is in danger of degenerating into mere arbitrariness unless it is lived in terms of responsibleness. That is why I recommend that the Statue… — Viktor E. Frankl
It is the responsibility of every adult... to make sure that children hear what we have learned from the lessons of life and to hear… — Marian Wright Edelman
Literature was not promulgated by a pale and emasculated critical priesthood singing their litanies in empty churches - nor is it a game for the… — John Steinbeck
I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered… — Nelson Mandela
We are going to have to gather up the fragments of knowledge and responsibilities that have been turned over to governments, corporations, and specialists, and… — Wendell Berry
It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning… — Viktor E. Frankl
Now, brethren, do not expect perfection in your choice of a mate. Do not be so particular that you overlook her most important qualities of… — Ezra Taft Benson
And where the words of women are crying to be heard, we must each of us recognize our responsibility to seek those words out, to… — Audre Lorde
You are doing God's work. You are doing it wonderfully well. He is blessing you, and He will bless you, --even--no, -especially--when your days and… — Jeffrey R. Holland
To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation. — Paulo Coelho
If we are worried about the future, then we must look today at the upbringing of children. — Gordon B. Hinckley
Our whole social order could self-destruct over the obsession with freedom disconnected from responsibility; where choice is imagined to be somehow independent of consequences. — Boyd K. Packer
One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Marriage in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the… — Gordon B. Hinckley
Don't spend your precious time asking "Why isn't the world a better place?" It will only be time wasted. The question to ask is "How… — Leo Buscaglia
There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point… The truly adult view, by… — Richard Dawkins
People believe, thought Shadow. It's what people do. They believe, and then they do not take responsibility for their beliefs; they conjure things, and do… — Neil Gaiman
Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
We tend to seek captivity because we are used to seeing freedom as something that has neither frontiers nor responsibilities. — Paulo Coelho
Be compassionate," Morrie whispered. And take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be so much better a place."… — Mitch Albom
It is the first responsibility of every citizen to question authority. — Benjamin Franklin

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