Quotes about Responsibility
Alas for the unhappy man that is called to stand in the pulpit, and not give the bread of life.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
No man will ever bring out of the Presidency the reputation which carries him into it.
— Thomas Jefferson
My movements to the chair of government will be accompanied by feelings not unlike those of a culprit who is going to the place of his execution.
— George Washington
Undertake not what you cannot perform but be careful to keep your promise.
— George Washington
The public have neither shame nor gratitude.
— William Hazlitt
Misfortunes occur only when a man is false.... Events, circumstances, etc., have their origin in ourselves. They spring from seeds which we have sown.
— Henry David Thoreau
The question "Who ought to be boss" is like asking "Who ought to be tenor in the quartet?" Obviously, the man who can sing tenor.
— Henry Ford
The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath.
— Anonymous
God Himself is not secure, having given man dominion over His works.
— Helen Keller
I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
— Helen Keller
He who complains, sins.
— Francis de Sales
It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself.
— Eleanor Roosevelt