Some people grow under responsibility; others swell.

That [responsibility] has been the case since I got here and I haven’t been able to show anybody that I can handle it,

A life was owned by the person who lived it, he believed. What happened didn’t always happen because you wanted it to, but what you made of it was your responsibility.

Jefferson was ambivalent about executive power – until he bore executive responsibility.

Our society needs criminals like Wolfgang Priklopil in order to give a face to the evil that lives within and to split it off from … It needs the images of cellar dungeons so as...

I’m not sure about all the particulars that led to this moment. Do I believe life is a series of dots to be connected…or that no one can outrun destiny…or that all roads lead to...

Bedauern ist die Trübung des Geistes und nicht seine Läuterung.

Don’t let the rain drive you to the wrong shelter; the shade can turn out to be your protector and also your destroyer, and sometimes the rain is the perfect protector from the rain.

We cannot choose who offends us, but we can choose how to respond when we are offended.

We owe our children – the most vulnerable citizens in any society – a life free from violence and fear.

The attempt to overthrow the prime minister shows a lack of national responsibility and threatens to undermine the stability of the government,

The best way to avoid responsibility is to say, ‘I’ve gotresponsibilities.

Along with individual responsibility goes some societal responsibility to enable young people and their parents to do what they need to do. Otherwise, what is a society?

It’s hard enough for a person to keep their own socks pulled up, let alone someone else’s.

Dear my brothers there is no more room for wanting to be a thug, BUT there is PLENTY of room for being a father, lawyer, doctor and a teacher. Please take this in consideration!

Once she was certain, she didn’t waiver. I had to make her stop for water or a bite to eat. She obeyed, but she was restless. As clear as if she spoke to me, she...

If every time we choose a turd, society, at a great expense, simply allows us to redeem it for a pepperoni, then not only will we never learn to make smart choices, we will also...

People have forgotten this truth,” the fox said. “But you mustn’t forget it. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose.

Turning back against your responsibilityas a father is the most spineless thing you can do.

It’s not what happens to you but your response to it that will either make you better or bitter.

That level of responsibility drastically conflicts with my belief in self-preservation by inactivity.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

It is a noble responsibility to not back down when you know that you know that you know that you are right.

Nearly 100 airmen who were scheduled to deploy from Keesler AFB (to the Central Command area of responsibility) will not deploy now

…our children must learn…to face full responsibility for their actions, to make their own choices and cope with the results…the whole democratic system…depends upon it. For our system is founded on self-government, which is untenable...

«In my opinion, it is you considerate, humane men, that are responsible for all the brutality and outrage wrought by these wretches; because, if it were not for your sanction and influence, the whole system...

I mean, all I do here is do the work that my bosses tell me to do the way they tell me to do it. I don’t have to think at all. It’s like I...

Man was the last of Creation but was given the duty to care for the Earth and all other created living creatures.

To err is human, to accept full responsibility is to just run with it

I realized that conservatism was the philosophy that best suited me, with its emphasis on individual liberty, personal responsibility, and merit.

And then you got us. Yeah, we stopped the zombie menace, but we’re the ones who let it become a menace in the first place. At least we’re cleaning up our own mess, and maybe...

We do not owe any soul, except that which played the most vital role in our lives.

Until you accept responsibility for your life, someone else runs your life.

Wenn ein Mann alt genug ist, um unrecht zu tun, so sollte er alt genug sein, um recht zu tun.

Yesterday is the history chapter in the book of life, isn’t it time you turned the page?

A responsible Warrior is not someone who takes the weight of the world on his shoulders, but someone who has learned to deal with the challenges of the moment.

Your life begins to change the day you take responsibility for it.

… privilege was obligation; command was service; power, the gift itself, entailed a heavy loss of freedom.

For all that is ours, we must make conscious attempts to look after and for all that is not ours, we must make conscious attempts to stay aloof.

When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself), emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure.

With privilege comes responsibility, you must understand that. People expect us to lead by example and we shall not disappoint them.

Anyone can change the world and everyone should try.

It was all Mrs. Bumble. She would do it,” urged Mr. Bumble; first looking round, to ascertain that his partner had left the room.That is no excuse,” returned Mr. Brownlow. “You were present on the...

Political action means taking on responsibility. This cannot happen without power. Power is to serve responsibility.

When all this is over, people will try to blame the Germans alone, and the Germans will try to blame the Nazis alone, and the Nazis will try to blame Hitler alone. They will make...

People who are achievers were once dreamers; but not all dreamers eventually become achievers. Before a person gets to become who he/she was meant to become, he/she must be responsible and take the necessary steps...

Liberty is freedom constrained only by our responsibility to respect the equal rights of others.

I accept responsibility for the conduct as outlined, … truth and candor are important.

I saw the errors I had made and assumed full responsibility for everything.

In our tribunal, we look only at personal criminal responsibility in a very tightly defined, narrow way and we demand proof beyond a resonable doubt about the involvement of the individual. We do no have...