Quotes about responsibility
responsibility unique rights
Theres something unique about the United States, a sense of individual rights and freedoms, and a sense of social and civic responsibility that we contributed to so much of the world. We lost that mission in the 1980s and 1990s, when we entered a gilded age, and the culture of individualism became a culture of avarice. George Hickenlooper
responsibility over-it mines
I'm just gonna do a podcast because it's mine, I can control it, I have complete responsibility over it, and no one can touch it. Chris Hardwick
responsibility feminist
It's our responsibility to pass on what we inherited, not to squander it, but to build on it. Christine Gregoire
responsibility loss gains
All stakeholders must participate in the gains and losses of any particular situation. Christine Lagarde
responsibility artist opportunity
That is the responsibility of the artist, of the actor, to inhabit these roles and put on somebody else's shoes. It's the responsibility and the gift of what it is I get the opportunity to do. Christian Slater
responsibility men important
In one important respect a man is fortunate in being poor. His responsibility to God is so much the less
responsibility ability craving
The craving for power is in itself a sign of inferior abilities and unfitness for responsibility.
responsibility abuse dodge
Power breeds responsibilities, in international affairs as in domestic -- or even private. To dodge or disclaim these responsibilities is one form of the abuse of power. Irving Kristol
responsibility cake worry
When I was president of the company, I said, 'Okay, I can do this - piece of cake.' Then when you are the CEO, the responsibilities multiply enormously because you worry about everything. Indra Nooyi
responsibility thinking talent
A person has the right, and I think the responsibility, to develop all of their talents. Jessye Norman
responsibility caring government
But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives. Jeb Bush
responsibility
Happiness is your own responsibility Jennifer Garner
responsibility views doubt
All I want is' - and he uttered the final words through clenched teeth and with a sort of shame - 'to retain my freedom.' I should myself have thought,' said Jacques, 'that freedom consisted in frankly confronting situations into which one had deliberately entered, and accepting all one's responsibilities. But that, no doubt, is not your view. Jean-Paul Sartre
responsibility responsible
I am responsible for everything... except my very responsibility.
responsibility men liberty
We are now in a position to understand the anti-Semite. He is a man who is afraid. Not of the Jews, to be sure, but of himself, of his own consciousness, of his liberty, of his instincts, of his responsibilities, of solitariness, of change, of society, and of the world of everything except the Jews.
responsibility might existentialism
Our responsibility is much greater than we might have supposed, because it involves all mankind.
responsibility destiny men
Man can will nothing unless he has first understood that he must count on no one but himself; that he is alone, abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no other aim than the one he sets himself, with no other destiny than the one he forges for himself on this earth.
responsibility tone cameras
As the lead of a movie, you really set the tone off-camera as well, and that's a really big responsibility. Jenna Fischer
responsibility fate hands
When you don't take responsibility, when you blame others, circumstances, fate or chance, you give away your power. When you take and retain full responsibility - even when others are wrong or the situation is genuinely unfair - you keep your life's reins in your own hands. Jeff Olson
responsibility passion men
That whatever a man says, promises, or resolves in passion he must stick to later on when he is cold and sober--this demand is among the heaviest burdens that weigh on humankind. Friedrich Nietzsche
responsibility eugenics people
The moment we face it frankly we are driven to the conclusion that the community has a right to put a price on the right to live in it ... If people are fit to live, let them live under decent human conditions. If they are not fit to live, kill them in a decent human way. Is it any wonder that some of us are driven to prescribe the lethal chamber as the solution for the hard cases which are at present made the excuse for dragging all the other cases down to their level, and the only solution that will create a sense of full social responsibility in modern populations? George Bernard Shaw
responsibility years numbers
It is not the number of years we have behind us, but the number we have before us, that makes us careful and responsible and determined to find out the truth about everything.
responsibility men able
Every man to whom salvation is offered has an inalienable natural right to say 'No, thank you: I prefer to retain my full moral responsibility: it is not good for me to be able to load a scapegoat with my sins: I should be less careful how I committed them if I knew they would cost me nothing.
responsibility boss revolution
In your dread of dictators you established a state of society in which every ward boss is a dictator, every private employer a dictator, every financier a dictator, all with the livelihood of the workers at his mercy, and no public responsibility.
responsibility waiting legislation
Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation. Gary Miller
responsibility eight calm
If they were shocked, then Gregor had no further responsibility and could be calm. But if they took everything calmly, he he, too, had no reason to get excited and could, if he hurried, actually be at the station by eight o'clock. Franz Kafka
responsibility self trying
If all responsibility is imposed on you, then you may want to exploit the moment and want to be overwhelmed by the responsibility;yet if you try, you will notice that nothing was imposed on you, but that you are yourself this responsibility.
responsibility love-is care
Love is the productive form of relatedness to others and to oneself. It implies responsibility, care, respect. If it isn't productive and respectful, it isn't love, but only fear masquerading as love. Erich Fromm
responsibility independence identity
The member of a primitive clan might express his identity in the formula "I am we"; he cannot yet conceive of himself as an "individual," existing apart from his group.
responsibility elements care
Care and responsibility are constituent elements of love, but without respect for and knowledge of the beloved person, love deteriorates into domination and possessiveness.
responsibility grandparent chinese
At certain historic moments, grandparents took on childrearing responsibilities. In many cultures, they still do. Chinese grandparents who are able to retire at 55 are seen all over Beijing bouncing grandbabies. In the United States, we can't afford to retire at 55. Erica Jong
responsibility writing thinking
Writing is one of the few professions left where you take all the responsibility for what you do. It's really dangerous and ultimately destroys you as a writer if you start thinking about responses to your work or what your audience needs.
responsibility government people
People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step. Eric Cantor