Quotes about Responsibility
I am President of all the people, good, bad, or indifferent, and as long as my opinions are known, ought perhaps to keep myself out of their squabbles.
— Grover Cleveland
Turn off the tap when brushing your teeth.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
Instruction for life: Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk. When you lose, don't lose the lesson. Follow the three R's: - Respect for self. - Respect for others. - Responsibility for all your actions. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
— H Jackson Brown, Jr.
The essence of the gospel of Christ stands or falls on the question of black humanity, and there is no way that a church or institution can be related to the gospel of Christ if it sponsors or tolerates racism in any form.
— James H. Cone
In the end he [God] will allow us to become what we have chosen.
— James Garlow
Unfortunately, a human being is able to comprehend only that amount of evil which he is able to commit himself.
— Joseph Brodsky
It is a startling and solemnizing fact that even as late as the twentieth century, the Great Command of Jesus Christ to carry the Gospel to all mankind is still so largely unfulfilled.
— John Mott
When you put on a uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
The President of the United States should strive to be always mindful of the fact that he serves his party best who serves his country best.
— Rutherford B. Hayes
They criticize me for harping on the obvious; if all the folks in the United States would do the few simple things they know they ought to do, most of our big problems would take care of themselves.
— Calvin Coolidge
Sometimes Christians live in a terror of universal obligation: AIDS over here, people to be saved over here, a crushing sense of low-level guilt every day of our lives. Question to ask: Where has God put me right now? I need to say no to a whole bunch of other things because if I don't say no I can't say yes to others.
— Kevin DeYoung