Quotes about Responsibility

It wasn't the hand a person was dealt that determined the outcome—it was the person holding the cards who made the difference. And he'd laid his cards down long ago. At the foot of the cross.

Meeting with Ramsey to discuss the details of this case had confirmed something Wyatt had hoped—that he'd have a few hours each morning to help out here. It'd push him, for sure, what with spending late night hours scouting one gambling house to the next. But considering the woman in front of him, she was worth it. He wanted to make a difference in her life and prove to her that not every man would up and leave when things got rough.

We were still at the age when girls are years older than guy, and the guys grow up by doing their best when the girls need them to.

Here's a little tip for you. If you don't like being called a murderer, don't kill people.

Then they came for me - and there was no one left to speak out for me.

To me, its seems necessary to rediscover - and the energy to do so exists - that even the political and economic spheres need moral responsibility, a responsibility that is born in man's heart and, in the end, has to do with the presence or absence of God.

We are 100 percent responsible for the pursuit of holiness, but at the same time we are 100 percent dependent upon the Holy Spirit to enable us in that pursuit. The pursuit of holiness is not a pull-yourself-up-by-your-own-bootstraps approach to the Christian life.

I think where political issues invade moral situations, spiritual leaders have to speak out.

It's time for the fathers to get involved in the spiritual activities of their families. For too long, the women have carried more than their share of family responsibility.

We are, in many respects, in a moral and spiritual free-fall in our country, and we are paying a terrible price.

If a Pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically, and spiritually capable of handling the duties of his office, then he has a right and, under some circumstances, also an obligation to resign.

In baptism, new Christians become part of a body of fellow believers who are called to spiritually encourage one another and hold one another responsible for consistent Christian living.