Quotes about Responsibility

That mortal man should feed upon the creature that feeds his lamp

What of it, if some old hunks of a sea-captain orders me to get a broom and sweep down the decks? What does that indignity amount to, weighed, I mean, in the scales of the New Testament?

it's better to sail with a moody good captain than a laughing bad one.

I hope with all my heart and soul that every young man who receives the priesthood will honor that priesthood and be true to the trust which is conveyed when it is conferred. May each of us who holds the priesthood of God know what he believes.

When you're put in a position to really affect young people who are going to run the world one day, if you're able to be in their life at a young age and make a positive impact, I think that's a beautiful thing.

Young people should ponder over problems that might confront them and be prepared to cope with them in a way that their parents, their leaders, and their Heavenly Father would have them cope, that they might keep themselves clean and pure.

My husband and I had to raise five of my younger brothers and sisters. They lived with us. We sent them to school.

When I was younger, I wouldn't speak up as much, but now that I'm a mom, things have changed.

Adopt responsibility for your own well-being, try to put your family together, try to serve your community, try to seek for eternal truth... That's the sort of thing that can ground you in your life, enough so that you can withstand the difficulty of life.

Don't be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.

No one gets away with anything, ever, so take responsibility for your own life.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month.