Quotes about Accountability

Reactive people... are often affected by their physical environment. They find external sources to blame for their behavior.

We don't hide our space program. We don't keep secrets and cover things up. We do it all up front and in public. That's the way freedom is, and we wouldn't change it for a minute.

Be careful of your words. Man shall be held accountable for his lightest word. If you talk about substance in a negative way, your finances will be decreased, but if you talk about it in an appreciative, large way, you will be prospered.

Deeds, and not words, are what count most.

For Life is a just employer, He gives you what you ask, But once you have set the wages, Why, you must bear the task.

Crisis of the will. When a darkened mind chooses to remain in darkness, no one is to blame but the individual making that choice.

Own it all. Hold yourself accountable to God, and confess any sinful part. By doing so, you will have the necessary peace to make peace with your brother or sister. Do this, and you will leave a lasting positive impact on the people around you, even as a sinner.

But there are some things you can't do even if you desire them. There are some choices you can't take back. Words said that can't be unsaid

The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.

Sometimes the most motivated person to change something is the one being held accountable at the moment.

And all he could say was that he did not know. He was guilty, therefore, of innocence. Was there anything so loathsome as a willfully innocent man? Hardly. An innocent man is a sin before God. Inhuman and therefore unworthy. No man should live without absorbing the sins of his kind, the foul air of his innocence, even if it did wilt rows of angel trumpets and cause them to fall from their vines.

A lot of us will be able to show how God's gifts benefited us. But that's not the question. The issue with a steward is, how did the King's business fare under your management? Is the King better off? Was His agenda furthered?