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Quotes about Responsibility

In our world, you sink or swim, and there are no excuses.
— Paul Graham
pointy-haired boss doesn't mind if his company gets their ass kicked, so long as no one can prove it's his fault.
— Paul Graham
To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation.
— Paulo Coelho
In the beginning there was only a small amount of injustice abroad in the world, but everyone who came afterwards added their portion, always thinking it was very small and unimportant, and look where we have ended up today.
— Paulo Coelho
It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and,when the wind turns against us,always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds,or to blame someone else for our mistakes.
— Paulo Coelho
All religions lead to the same God, and all deserve the same respect. Anyone who chooses a religion is also choosing a collective way for worshipping and sharing the mysteries. Nevertheless, that person is the only one responsible for his or her actions along the way and has no right to shift responsibility for any personal decisions on to that religion.
— Paulo Coelho
We are the ones who create the messes in our heads. It does not come from outside.
— Paulo Coelho
The greatest gift God gave us is the power to make decisions.
— Paulo Coelho
Living is making decisions and dealing with the consequences.
— Paulo Coelho
Dreaming is very pleasant as long as you are not forced to put your dreams into practice. That way, we avoid all the risks, frustrations and difficulties, and when we are old, we can always blame other people - preferably our parents, our spouses or our children - for our failure to realise our dreams.
— Paulo Coelho
To realise one's destiny is a person's only real obligation.
— Paulo Coelho
A Warrior of the Light makes decisions. His soul is as free as the clouds in the sky, but he is committed to his dream. On his freely chosen path, he often has to get up earlier than he would like, speak to people from whom he learns nothing, make certain sacrifices. His friends say: "You're not free." The Warrior is free. But he knows that an open oven bakes no bread.
— Paulo Coelho