Quotes about Responsibility

Each of us owes it to our spouse, our children, our friends, to be as happy as we can be. And if you don't believe me, ask a child what it's like to grow up with an unhappy parent, or ask parents what they suffer if they have an unhappy child.

Freedom comes from moral self-control. There is no other way to achieve it.

It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they're done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it's what they see. That's where my head is at.

We have all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility.

[Misquotation; not by Einstein.] If only I had known, I should have become a watchmaker. [Apparently remorseful for his role in the development of the atom bomb.]

There is nothing will kill a man so soon as having nobody to find fault with but himself.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.

It is difficult to practice obedience; but it is even more difficult to practice leadership.

Leadership is not a popularity contest; it's about leaving your ego at the door. The name of the game is to lead without a title

The first step to leadership is servanthood.

The hardest thing about leadership is the intimacy it requires.