Quotes about Responsibility
Shepherds of the flock should . . . seek the good of their flock, and every ruler the good of the people subject to him.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
The rich do not act improperly if they before others take possession of property that was in the beginning common and share the property with others. But the rich sin if they indiscriminately prevent others from using the property.
— St. Thomas Aquinas
O Liberty...! is it well To leave the gates unguarded?
— Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Oh Lord, how heavy thy honor is to bear.
— Thomas Becket
There are no necessary evils in government. Its evils exist only in its abuses.
— Andrew Jackson
Freedom can be killed by neglect as well as by direct attack.
— Ezra Taft Benson
Charity begins at home, and justice begins next door.
— Charles Dickens
people say, "I didn't ask to be born," I think we did, and that's why we're here. We are here, and we have to do something nurturing that we respect before we go. We must. It is more interesting, more complicated, more intellectually demanding and more morally demanding to love somebody, to take care of somebody, to make one other person feel good.
— Nikki Giovanni
Some say we are responsible for those we love. Others know we are responsible for those who love us.
— Nikki Giovanni
if there is no God, everything is lawful
— Norman Geisler
Neither can we deny that free will (the power of free choice) is a good thing.
— Norman Geisler
In order to really find happiness, you need to continue looking for opportunities that you believe are meaningful, in which you will be able to learn new things, to succeed, and be given more and more responsibility to shoulder. There's an old saying: find a job that you love and you'll never work a day in your life.
— Clayton M. Christensen