Quotes about Responsibility

William had to be at his office at eight, so his mother got up at seven o' clock to prepare him. He was usually late, or on the verge of lateness. But nothing could hurry him.

Give up bearing children and bear hope and love and devotion to those already born.

British writer G. K. Chesterton's reply to an invitation by the Times to write an essay on the subject "What's Wrong with the World?" Chesterton's response: Dear Sirs, I am. Sincerely, G. K. Chesterton

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof," said Confucius, "when your own doorstep is unclean.

For better or for worse, you must play your own little instrument in the orchestra of life.

We must remember that our children are very much what we make them.

When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.

from Thomas Carlyle that helped him lead a life free from worry: "Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells; Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills…

Whoever degrades another degrades me, And whatever is done or said returns at last to me. Through me the afflatus surging and surging, through me the current and index. I speak the pass-word primeval, I give the sign of democracy, By God! I will accept nothing which all cannot have their counterpart of on the same terms.

In a few years all our restless and angry hearts will be quiet in death, but those who come after us will live in the world which our sins have blighted or which our love of right has redeemed.

Remember as you go about your day that you may be the only Jesus some of your friends, neighbors, and family will ever see.