Quotes about Responsibility

When a poor person dies of hunger, it has not happened because God did not take care of him or her. It has happened because neither you nor I wanted to give that person what he or she needed.

I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.

Some spiritual leaders try to be more committed. What they need is to be more submitted.

Don't find fault, find a remedy; anybody can complain

As we serve our jobs we serve the world.

For the day's work is a great thing—a very great thing! It is at the very foundation of the world; it is the basis of our self-respect.

It is inevitable that any one who can borrow freely to cover errors of management will borrow rather than correct the errors.

The fact that a piece of work is now being done by nine men which used to be done by ten men does not mean that the tenth man is unemployed. He is merely not employed on that work, and the public is not carrying the burden of his support by paying more than it ought on that work—for after all, it is the public that pays!

People are weary of politicians who make promises they are either unwilling or unable to keep. Society longs for statesmen but it gets politicians. Statesmen are leaders who uphold what is right regardless of the popularity of the position. Statesmen speak out to achieve good for their people, not to win votes. Statesmen promote the general good rather than regional or personal self-interest.

Great leaders don't make excuses. They make things better. They are not unrealistic or blind to the difficulties they face. They simply are not discouraged by them. They never lose confidence that the problems can be solved. They maintain a positive attitude. Great leaders don't blame their people for not being where they ought to be; they take their people from where they are to where they need to be. Great leaders never lose faith that this is possible.

Leaders who doubt that success is possible and who fear the worst should immediately change their attitude or resign so a true leader can take their place.

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you, never excuse yourself.