Responsibility Quotes

"A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user." "Big jobs usually go to the men who prove their ability to outgrow small ones." "Our chief usefulness to humanity rests on our combining power with high purpose. Power undirected by high purpose spells calamity, and high purpose by itself is utterly useless if the power to put it into effect is lacking." "It's OK to have your eggs in one basket as long as you control what happens to that basket." "No alibi will save you from accepting the responsibility." "Whatever happens, take responsibility." "Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more" "Time stays long enough for anyone who will use it." "I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us, that the less we use our power the greater it will be." "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek." "Life is not fair, and it never was and it is now and it won’t ever be. Do not fall into the entitlement trap, of feeling like you’re a victim You are not." "The best way to keep one's word is not to give it." "The world suffers a lot. Not because the violence of bad people. But because of the silence of the good people." "Honor your commitments with integrity." "We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." "It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead — and find no one there." "Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them." "Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant." "It is better to offer no excuse than a bad one." "Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected."