Quotes about Accountability

The bottom line was that we have only ourselves to blame. We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities

Similarly, if the American people and their representatives do not know and understand what is in our Constitution, others will take advantage of them. Only when we understand the law of our land can we effectively hold our representatives accountable. Knowledge is power, and we must refuse to be bullied.

Remaining a victim of circumstance is a state of being that we choose, a choice that — allows us to blame other people — lets us blame circumstances — permits us to avoid responsibility for our lives — encourages us to feel sorry for ourselves, and — guarantees that we will stay victims. No one has to be a victim!

As individuals, we can educate ourselves and our children, cultivate the art of compromise, pray for wisdom, and hold our representatives accountable. Each of us can positively affect our nation just by making ourselves (and those in our spheres of influence ) aware of the fact that we are being used as pawns by those who try to tell us what we should think as opposed to using our own common sense.

Those who propelled our nation to the pinnacle status in a very short period of time also knew the importance of sacrifice. Now it sometimes seems our government leaders do not understand the concept of sacrifice. They have no problem with the populace sacrificing, but our federal government does not seem to know how to tighten its own belt, preferring to simply raise taxes to cover its own excesses

Make no excuses. Rationalize nothing. Blame no one. Humble yourself.

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned. Matthew 12:37

You have done these things, and I kept silent; you thought I was just like you. But I will rebuke you and lay out the case before you. Psalm 50:21

Each person should examine his own work … not in respect to someone else. For each person will have to carry his own load. Galatians 6:4—5

Godly accountability is never codependency.

Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of negligent hands the house leaks. Ecclesiastes 10:18

Nothing is unforgivable, thank God. But some things cannot be excused. They must be repented of and dramatically corrected and permanently changed.