Quotes about Accountability

If you break little promises you'll break big ones. That's what you said.

All my life, he said, I been witness to people showin up where they was supposed to be at various times after they'd said they'd be there. I never heard one yet that didnt have a reason for it. Yessir. But there aint but one reason. Yessir. You know what it is? No sir. It's that their word's no good. That's the only reason there ever was or ever will be. Yessir.

One thing about me, when I'm wrong I'll admit it. Well. That's a good trait to have.

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.

To leave the road of continual failure, a person must first utter the three most difficult words to say: 'I was wrong.

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

Only those who are subject to authority can be authority.

How many of us dare not use our time or money or talents as we would, because we realise they are the Lord's, not ours?

Whenever man touches God's delegated authority he touches God within that person; sinning against delegated authority is sinning against God.

A man's life is always dealing with permanence, that is the most dangerous kind of irresponsibility is to think of your doings as temporary.

By your words you'll be acquitted, and by your words you'll be condemned.