2,642 Quotes About Responsibility

The real difference between people is between those who take responsibility for their station in life and those who play the blaming game.

Remember: It's not your fault that things are the way they are, but it is your responsibility to do something about them.

As a chief resident, nearly all responsibility fell on my shoulders, & the opportunities to succeed -- or fail -- were greater than ever. The pain of failure had led me to understand that technical excellence was a moral requirement. Good intentions were not enough, not when so much depended on my skills, when the difference between tragedy & triumph was defined by one or two millimetres. 

Decisions of conscience are never above anyone's pay grade.

I am 25, only a few years out of college - still young enough to wear responsibility like an oversize coat I can cast off at a moment’s notice.

The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant. —Max DePree

Heroes take responsibility for their actions, cowards blame others.

If I wish to write anything across the pages of your life that I do not wish to ascribe my name to, I probably need to ask what kind of stuff I’ve been writing across the pages of my own life.

I have a responsibility to improve the world in which I live.