Taking Responsibility Quotes

298 quotes by 255 authors

If it's never our fault, we can't take responsibility for it. If we can't take responsibility for it, we'll always be its victim. — Richard Bach
Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children… — Evan Bayh
If you take responsibility for yourself you will develop a hunger to accomplish your dreams. — Les Brown
Dignity does not come from avenging insults, especially from violence that can never be justified. It comes from taking responsibility and advancing our common humanity. — Hillary Clinton
A warrior takes responsibility for his acts, for the most trivial of acts. An average man acts out his thoughts, and never takes responsibility for… — Carlos Castaneda
Whenever a warrior decides to do something, he must go all the way, but he must take responsibility for what he does. No matter what… — Carlos Castaneda
I try to live what I consider a "poetic existence." That means I take responsibility for the air I breathe and the space I take… — Maya Angelou
People everywhere enjoy believing things that they know are not true. It spares them the ordeal of thinking for themselves and taking responsibility for what… — Brooks Atkinson
When government accepts responsibility for people, then people no longer take responsibility for themselves. — George Pataki
Accountability is essential to personal growth, as well as team growth. How can you improve if you're never wrong? If you don't admit a mistake… — Pat Summitt
Placing blame on others is easy. Taking responsibility for yourself is empowering. — Tony DiCicco
Be compassionate, and take responsibility for each other. If we only learned those lessons, this world would be so much a better place. — Morrie Schwartz
Take responsibility for your last bad decision, and then let it go. Don't blame others or make excuses for yourself. — Deepak Chopra
Choosing to take responsibility for ourselves and for the consequences our choices create looks like hard work, but it really sets us free. — Melody Beattie
To mature means to take responsibility for your life, to be on your own. Psychoanalysis fosters the infantile state by considering that the past is… — Frederick Salomon Perls
Rich people...take responsibility for the results in their lives and act upon the mind-set "It will work because I'll make it work." — T. Harv Eker
The first world is going to have to account for this sort of horrible poverty in our midst. We have to, first of all, become… — Martin Sheen
No one can listen to your body for you... To grow and heal, you have to take responsibility for listening to it yourself. — Jon Kabat-Zinn
There's something magical about putting yourself into life. You've got to stand up and take responsibility for your own life and you cannot abandon that. — Bill Kurtis
When a leader takes responsibility for his own actions and mistakes, he not only sets a good example, he shows a healthy respect for people… — Mike Krzyzewski

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