Quotes with responsibility-takers

Quotes 101 till 120 of 214.

  • Gerald W. Johnson No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility.
    Gerald W. Johnson
    American journalist, editor, essayist, historian and biographer (1890 - 1980)
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  • Robert A. Heinlein No matter where or what, there are makers, takers, and fakers.
    Robert A. Heinlein
    American science fiction writer (1907 - 1988)
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  • Kofi Annan No nation can make itself secure by seeking supremacy over all others. We all share responsibility for each other's security, and only by working to make each other secure can we hope to achieve lasting security for ourselves.
    (2006)
    Kofi Annan
    Ghanaian diplomat (1938 - 2018)
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  • Ben Carson Nobody is starving on the streets. We've always taken care of them. We take care of our own; we always have. It is not the government's responsibility.
    Ben Carson
    American politician, and author (1951 - )
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  • Elizabeth Cady Stanton Nothing strengthens the judgement and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility.
    Elizabeth Cady Stanton
    American suffragist, abolitionist and women's rights activist (1815 - 1902)
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  • Bede Griffiths Obedience is detachment from the self. This is the most radical detachment of all. But what is the self? The self is the principle of reason and responsibility in us. It is the root of freedom, it is what makes us men.
    Bede Griffiths
    British-born priest and Benedictine monk (1906 - 1993)
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  • Barry Schwartz Of course, bankers were always interested in making money. But when bankers had clients, they bore some responsibility for the clients' welfare.
    Barry Schwartz
    American psychologist (1946 - )
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  • Arsene Wenger Of course, we also have the responsibility to win games and the difficulty in the job is to combine both.
    Arsene Wenger
    French football manager and former player (1949 - )
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  • Camille Paglia Omen will never be taken seriously until they accept full responsibility for their sexuality.
    Sex, Art and American Culture : New Essays (1992)
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • Max Weber One can say that three pre-eminent qualities are decisive for the politician: passion, a feeling of responsibility, and a sense of proportion.
    Max Weber
    German economist, historian and sociologist (1864 - 1920)
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  • P. J. O'Rourke One of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on. And when you do find somebody, it's remarkable how often his picture turns up on your driver's license.
    P. J. O'Rourke
    American journalist (1947 - )
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  • Dan Quayle One word sums up probably the responsibility of any vice president, and that one word is to be prepared.
    Dan Quayle
    American politician (1947 - )
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  • Eleanor Roosevelt One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes. In the long run, we shape our lives and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And, the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.
    Eleanor Roosevelt
    American "First Lady" and columnist (1884 - 1962)
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  • Bill Shuster Our first responsibility is to protect the American people and we cannot put on blinders to expect that everyone who seeks asylum does so in good faith.
    Bill Shuster
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Aaron Sorkin Our responsibility is to captivate you for however long we've asked for your attention. That said, there is tremendous drama to be gotten from the great, what you would say, heavy issues.
    Aaron Sorkin
    American screenwriter, director, producer, and playwright (1961 - )
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  • Bill Shuster Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.
    Bill Shuster
    American politician and lobbyist (1961 - )
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  • Barbara Delinsky Parents do bear some of the responsibility if they don't talk to their kids, are never around, even deny their kids the love that young girls often crave when they decide to have a baby.
    Barbara Delinsky
    American writer (1945 - )
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  • Bobby McFerrin Part of our responsibility as parents, as adults, is to set examples for children. But we have to like children in order to be really happy fulfilled adults.
    Bobby McFerrin
    American jazz vocalist (1950 - )
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  • Brooks Atkinson 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 they know.
    Brooks Atkinson
    American theatre critic (1894 - 1984)
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  • Amy Tan Placing on writers the responsibility to represent a culture is an onerous burden.
    Amy Tan
    American author (1952 - )
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