Quotes about Accountability
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
- Dale Carnegie
Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof," said Confucius, "when your own doorstep is unclean.
- Dale Carnegie
To leave the road of continual failure, a person must first utter the three most difficult words to say: 'I was wrong.
- Dale Carnegie
When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome.
- Dale Carnegie
Only those who are subject to authority can be authority.
- Watchman Nee
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?
- Watchman Nee
Whenever man touches God's delegated authority he touches God within that person; sinning against delegated authority is sinning against God.
- Watchman Nee
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.
- Wendell Berry
By your words you'll be acquitted, and by your words you'll be condemned.
- Charles Martin
If someone is bent on hurting herself, she'll find a way to do it. She was a grown woman; sooner or later, she was responsible for herself.
- Charles Martin
The crime of taxation is not in the taking of it, it's in the way that it's spent.
- Will Rogers
I'm only going to stand before God and give an account for my life, not for somebody else's life. If I have a bad attitude, then I need to say there's no point in me blaming you for what's wrong in my life.
- Joyce Meyer