Burden Quote by Melanie Benjamin

Didn't Gandalf say "With great power comes great responsibility"? (If it wasn't Gandalf, maybe it was Thomas Jefferson. Or Spider-Man's uncle.)

— Tom Angleberger

The thing the sixties did was to show us the possibilities and the responsibility that we all had. It wasn't the answer. It just…

— John Lennon

“For me, the future was a complete paradox. One one hand [..] teachers were pushing that 'know what you want to do for the…

— Ryan Smithson

My mom is a hard worker. She puts her head down and she gets it done. And she finds a way to have fun.…

— Jennifer Garner

Your happiness is your own responsibility.

— Jennifer Garner

Every man's happiness is his own responsibility.

— Abraham Lincoln

“Whatever circumstances life brings you, you will be more likely to succeed and find happiness if you take responsibility for making your decisions well…

— Ray Dalio

“When you hear the call to happiness, it is your responsibility to answer it.”

— Britt Reints

“It's none of your concern what others say or think about you. Your happiness is your own responsibility.”

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“She is in charge of everything, but no one knows. It is a tremendous burden, she says, to be responsible for every little thing,…

— Anthony Doerr

We very much hope that as we get growth that we can reduce the burden of taxation, that we can reduce income tax and…

— Margaret Thatcher

What sets black people apart is not some deficit in personal responsibility. It's the weight on our shoulders. That is what's actually different. We…

— Ta-Nehisi Coates