Responsibility Quotes

4281 Responsibility quotes by 2749 unique authors

There's a responsibility in being a person. It's more than just taking up space where air would be. — John Steinbeck
We have a responsibility toward the other life-forms of our planet whose continued existence is threatened by the thoughtless behavior of our own human species.… — Jane Goodall
Each one of us matters, has a role to play, and makes a difference. Each one of us must take responsibility for our own lives,… — Jane Goodall
I will say this quite plainly, what truly human is -and don't be afraid of this word- love. And I mean it even with everything… — Emmanuel Levinas
Remember me? I'm back to my old self again. No responsibilities, no attachments, no encumbrances. I don't want to own anything, love anyone, or get… — Danielle Steel
But responsibility hardens the heart. It must. — Ford Madox Ford
People don't want to accept the responsibility for their own weakness, so they place the blame on something that they're not responsible for, like disease… — James Frey
A love that left people alone in their guilt would not have real people as its object. So, in vicarious responsibility for people, and in… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. I… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
When gods die, self-respect buds', murmured Orland Fank. 'Gods and their examples are not needed by those who respect themselves and, consequently, respect others. Gods… — Michael Moorcock
One mistake, one brief lapse of my new found judgement-that's all it took to unravel everything. What a massive responsibility, being a moral creature. — Isaac Marion
If you really do love her, don’t look away, no matter what happens. No matter what you see, no matter what you learn about her,… — Ryohgo Narita
While one is young is the time to investigate, to experiment with everything. The school should help its young people to discover their vocations and… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
I have discovered there are only a handful of good ideas in the whole world. You already know them. You have heard them your entire… — Larry Winget
Batterers aren't renowned for taking responsibility for their abusiveness, Sam. They tend to shed blame like a snake molts. — Stephen White
Buddah says once you understand that you are lost and you have to find your own way and there is no help coming, you become… — Rajneesh
You have a conscience, and a conscience is a valuable attribute, but not if it begins to make you think you were to blame for… — Philip Roth
Teamwork," Koteks snarled, "is one word for it, yeah. What it really is is a way to avoid responsibility. It's a symptom of the gutlessness… — Thomas Pynchon
Freedom is a responsibility to be earned, not a license for recklessness and anarchy. If someday, despite our strongest efforts and our deepest determination, we… — Dan Wells
Man is certainly free, but he is responsible for this freedom before God as before men. This responsibility is inevitably moral. In order of this… — Tariq Ramadan
Today, despite all of the gains we have made, neither men nor women have real choice. Until women have supportive employers and colleagues as well… — Sheryl Sandberg
Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life. — William Blake
You are nothing like Christine!" he said, in my face. "She was a responsibility, a mistake I made when young and foolish, and from whom… — Karen Chance
Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government, it simply insures that it will work.… — Robert A. Heinlein
Today I acknowledge that I am not in position to judge what mistakes anyone is making or what lessons anyone needs to learn. I don’t… — Hugh Prather

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