Quotes about Responsibility
All that is required for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing.
— Edmund Burke
It is as if we want to believe the lie. Perhaps we blame ourselves because in a strange way it helps us feel as if we have more control. If we are responsible for whatever went wrong, for whatever hurt us, we might be able to figure out how to keep it from happening again.
— Edward Welch
The reason Scripture doesn't give clear guidelines for assigning responsibility is that it is not essential for us to know precise causes. This is good news: you don't have to know the exact cause of suffering in order to find hope and comfort.
— Edward Welch
The desire is overwhelming. Why? Because there is availability without accountability.
— Edward Welch
When you know that the kingdom is God's alone (though he gives it to us), that is the only thing that can lead to peace and rest. Owners are the ones who do all the worrying; stewards simply listen to the owner's desires and work to implement them. Owners are responsible for the outcome; stewards strive to be faithful.
— Edward Welch
If you are casual about anger and unprepared, you will lose and so will those around you.
— Edward Welch
Fear has given birth to extreme parenting. It looks like love, but it is love mingled with fear.
— Edward Welch
We are connected to things that have been forced on us, such as the sins of others
— Edward Welch
Where everyone is responsible, no one is really responsible.
— Albert Bandura
An achievement is bondage.It obliges one to a higher achievement.
— Albert Camus
It is the job of thinking people not to be on the side of the executioners.
— Albert Camus
I know of only one duty, and that is to love.
— Albert Camus