Quotes about Responsibilities

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them. Votes: 3

Responsibilities fall heaviest on those willing to take the load. Votes: 3

We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities. Votes: 3

Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust. Votes: 3

A great nation cannot abandon its responsibilities. Responsibilities abandoned today return as more acute crises tomorrow. Votes: 3

Responsibilities are relative. My responsibility is to a character in a script, to a part I'm playing. Votes: 3

Much is said about the burdens and responsibilities of married men. Responsibilities indeed there are, if they but felt them: but as to burdens what are they? Votes: 3

We have a Bill of Rights, which protects each of us from a bullying society, but no Bill of Responsibilities, which would oblige us to answer to the needs of others. Votes: 3

Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Your life may change, but your dream doesn't have to. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Votes: 3

Nothing is as real as a dream. The world can change around you, but your dream will not. Responsibilities need not erase it. Duties need not obscure it. Because the dream is within you, no one can take it away. Votes: 3

We [people] are made separate by the things we do or do not do. Responsibilities of all types curb us. Desire betrays us. No wound is ever truly petty. And there are so many ways to be locked apart from the rest of the world. Votes: 3

One thing I think kids need to do is more chores, and take care of their own rooms. Responsibilities are really important to start them with. If they have animals, they have to feed them and care for them. That's the only way I think I could do it. Votes: 3

It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously. Votes: 1

I have too many responsibilities and principles. There's no time for 'guilty' pleasures. Votes: 1

One of the great responsibilities that I have is to manage my assets wisely, so that they create value. Votes: 1

In the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities. Votes: 1

One of the most important responsibilities in the Christian life is to care about others, smile at them, and be a friend to the friendless. Votes: 1

We magnify our priesthood and enlarge our calling when we serve with diligence and enthusiasm in those responsibilities to which we are called by proper authority. Votes: 1

You don't want to have so much money going toward your mortgage every month that you can't enjoy life or take care of your other financial responsibilities. Votes: 1

Being a teenager is chaotic because you're kind of coming into your own, but you're not an adult; you're fighting with your parents over responsibilities and freedom. Votes: 1

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers. Votes: 1

The Holocaust illustrates the consequences of prejudice, racism and stereotyping on a society. It forces us to examine the responsibilities of citizenship and confront the powerful ramifications of indifference and inaction. Votes: 1

The privilege of holding the priesthood, which is the power and authority to act in God's name, is a great blessing and privilege and one that carries with it equally great obligations and responsibilities. Votes: 1

Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have. Votes: 1

Married couples who work together to build and maintain a business assume broad responsibilities. Not only is their work important to our local and national economies, but their success is central to the well-being of their families. Votes: 1

In becoming a citizen, one undertakes certain duties and responsibilities. One of the more intangible of those duties and responsibilities is no matter what one's birth and background, to accept the historical past of the new country as one's own. Votes: 1

Once I had asked God for one or two extra inches in height, but instead, he made me as tall as the sky, so high that I could not measure myself... By giving me this height to reach people, he has also given me great responsibilities. Votes: 1

Looking out over the port of Dover, with the endless steam of boats coming in and out, every British citizen is reminded that belonging here has never been about blood or genes. It's simply about being at home on this discrete island and being aware of the privileges and responsibilities that brings. Votes: 1

All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on! Votes: 1

I realize that having a style would be very beneficial for my practice from a marketing standpoint, but I can't do it. I believe my responsibilities as an architect are to design the most appropriate building for the place. Each place has a distinct culture and function, which for me requires an appropriate answer. Votes: 1

Flexible working is not just for women with children. It is necessary at the other end of the scale. If people can move into part-time work, instead of retirement, then that will be a huge help. If people can fit their work around caring responsibilities for the elderly, the disabled, then again that's very positive. Votes: 1

I remember being in Japan when Destiny's Child put out 'Independent Women,' and women there were saying how proud they were to have their own jobs, their own independent thinking, their own goals. It made me feel so good, and I realized that one of my responsibilities was to inspire women in a deeper way. Votes: 1

Cheating is not the American way. It is small, while we are large. It is cheap, while we are richly endowed. It is destructive, while we are creative. It is doomed to fail, while our gifts and responsibilities call us to achieve. It sabotages trust and weakens the bonds of spirit and humanity, without which we perish. Votes: 1

I'm definitely a vintage collector. I have a wardrobe of core basics that I like to spice up with different colors, new accessories, and I love to try on new things to invite something different. I find, with every new stage of my life, my self-image shifts with new duties and responsibilities, and so does my fashion style. Votes: 1

We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense. Votes: 1

I like the city. I like the concrete. I like big business. I like being a CEO of my own company and having a lot of responsibilities. At the same time, when I can go off with a backpack or off on a surfboard or even off on a run somewhere in the woods - that's where I'm really happy. Votes: 1

In dreams begin responsibilities. Votes: 0

Our aspirations are our responsibilities. Votes: 0

Rights are subordinate to responsibilities. Votes: 0

To the victor belong the responsibilities. Votes: 0

I take my responsibilities very seriously. Votes: 0

While carrying responsibilities, never forget to smile. Votes: 0

Sometimes children do forget their filial responsibilities. Votes: 0

Women have choices, and men have responsibilities. Votes: 0

I take my mentoring responsibilities very seriously. Votes: 0

Men take care of your responsibilities with maturity. Votes: 0

All the beautiful waitresses existed like eternal responsibilities. Votes: 0

You are a citizen, and citizenship carries responsibilities. Votes: 0

Great teams have players who understand their responsibilities. Votes: 0

When declaring your rights, don't forget your responsibilities. Votes: 0

All business depends upon men fulfilling their responsibilities. Votes: 0

I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities. Votes: 0

you can't escape tomorrow's responsibilities by evading it today Votes: 0

When approached right, citizens never fail to shoulder their responsibilities. Votes: 0

Freedom is not constituted primarily of privileges but of responsibilities. Votes: 0

Leadership is one of the most enduring, universal human responsibilities. Votes: 0

Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young. Votes: 0

Rights and responsibilities are ... different sides of the same coin. Votes: 0

Failure is nature's plan to prepare you for great responsibilities. Votes: 0

You can't dodge your responsibilities by saying they don't exist! Votes: 0

I have no responsibilities but to make people's lives better. Votes: 0

The plea of ignorance will never take away our responsibilities. Votes: 0

When you take a position, you have to accept responsibilities. Votes: 0

My family responsibilities don't conflict with my career. Not at all. Votes: 0

I have to separate my personal concerns from my professional responsibilities. Votes: 0

With the blessings of liberty, we have responsibilities to defend it Votes: 0

With my responsibilities comes having to manage my time more efficiently. Votes: 0

We all get paid very, very well, and we have responsibilities. Votes: 0

Certainly, old age is often incompatible with certain roles and responsibilities. Votes: 0

If people concentrated on their responsibilities, others would have their rights. Votes: 0

Love can transmute all duties into privileges, all responsibilities into joys. Votes: 0

Have you ever had a single moment's thought about my responsibilities? Votes: 0

We must all assume out responsibilities to take the country forward. Votes: 0

The artist in our time has two chief responsibilities: (1) art; and (2) sedition. Votes: 0

If something robotic can have responsibilities then it should also have rights. Votes: 0

Ambivalence about family responsibilities has a long history in the corporate world. Votes: 0

Thus, neither my government nor myself, personally, are without ideals and responsibilities. Votes: 0

The best way to avoid responsibility is to say, 'I've got responsibilities. Votes: 0

Because a warrior of light knows that he has duties and responsibilities... Votes: 0

Husbands and wives are equal partners. They have different but complementary responsibilities. Votes: 0

Government does not grow by seizing our freedoms, but by assuming our responsibilities. Votes: 0

Accept responsibilities for all your actions. Learn from your past and your mistakes. Votes: 0

It's not about electing the right people. It's about a narrowing their responsibilities. Votes: 0

No society can work unless its members feel responsibilities as well as rights. Votes: 0

it make no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities Votes: 0

No Georgian has the right to evade or neglect his duties and responsibilities. Votes: 0

No society can work unless its members feel responsibilities as well as rights. Votes: 0

I have a lot of responsibilities, but I don't think I've grown up. Votes: 0

I should have worried about taking responsibilities for which I was not ready. Votes: 0

I live a very balanced life. I am very good at delegating responsibilities. Votes: 0

The Bible never divorces the truth of Christ's future return with our present-day responsibilities. Votes: 0

Ford Motor Company's sluggish and piecemeal approach to its automotive responsibilities betrays motorists' safety. Votes: 0

Legislators have a formal set of responsibilities to work together, but there's no hierarchy. Votes: 0

Having family responsibilities and concerns just has to make you a more understanding person. Votes: 0

I would never sacrifice my individual beliefs as a citizen to my corporate responsibilities. Votes: 0

Gun control responsibilities are taking police officers off the street and adding to crime. Votes: 0

For 25 years, I did take my responsibilities as a pleaser of others sufficiently seriously. Votes: 0

Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities. Votes: 0

The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. Votes: 0

Be responsible. Your abilities ensure that you respond to the responsibilities that you encounter daily. Votes: 0

Maintaining clean, safe water remains one of our greatest national and global challenges and responsibilities. Votes: 0

Freedom of expression comes with responsibilities, especially when it comes with serious implications for peace. Votes: 0

Practice of true community involves responsibilities and actions that do not come naturally to us. Votes: 0

College and the responsibilities that came with it helped me transition from teenager to adulthood. Votes: 0

Responsibility - moral responsibilities, responsibilities regarding society - these are things that come from the heart. Votes: 0

Now that I'm feeling the responsibilities of adulthood, the choices we make become an incredible weight. Votes: 0

I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government. Votes: 0

Teachers and administrators sleepwalk through their responsibilities, dulled and discouraged by the endless pressures and problems. Votes: 0

Every person in a well-ordered state is fully conscious of both his responsibilities and his rights. Votes: 0

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees. Votes: 0

He isn't a real boss until he has trained subordinates to shoulder most of his responsibilities. Votes: 0

We must be prepared to face our responsibilities and be willing to use force if necessary. Votes: 0

The traditional managerial mind-set is an analytical mind-set. It is about creating accountability and defining responsibilities. Votes: 0

If anyone thinks he has no responsibilities, it is because he has not sought them out. Votes: 0

I love being a teen because you don't have all the responsibilities of an adult yet. Votes: 0

The EU must take on new responsibilities. And these new responsibilities call for intensifying the integration process. Votes: 0

It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities. Votes: 0

My mother was Protestant, and in her mind life was more about work and obligations and responsibilities. Votes: 0

In the kingdom, the greater our responsibilities, the greater is our need to see ourselves as servants. Votes: 0

A lifetime isn't long enough for the beauty of this world and the responsibilities of your life. Votes: 0

As a brown artist, I have mixed feelings about my relationship to art and my "responsibilities" post-Trump. Votes: 0

With freedom comes responsibilities, and I dare not linger, for my long walk has not ended yet. Votes: 0

Colleges [have] forfeited the responsibilities of in loco parentis and have gone into the pimping and brothel business. Votes: 0

African people need to stop shouting 'nationtime' until they are clear about the responsibilities of running a nation. Votes: 0

Writers are always anxious, always on the run--from the telephone, from responsibilities, from the distractions of the world. Votes: 0

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities. Votes: 0

No man will succeed unless he is ready to face and overcome difficulties and prepared to assume responsibilities. Votes: 0

Of woman as a real human being, with sexual needs and sexual responsibilities, morality has often known nothing. Votes: 0

I'm single, footloose and fancy free, I have no responsibilities, no anchors. Work, friendship and self-improvement, that's me. Votes: 0

Truth has her sterner responsibilities sooner or later in store for those who have known anything about her. Votes: 0

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a community organizer, except that you have actual responsibilities. Votes: 0

One of the most serious human defects in all ages is procrastination, an unwillingness to accept personal responsibilities now. Votes: 0

Is it possible that we never feel grown-up because, as our capabilities increased with age, so increased our responsibilities? Votes: 0

Human beings exercise responsibilities within a social setting and a framework of obligations which transcend the principle of intelligence. Votes: 0

It is deeply unfair to task writers of color with unique responsibilities that we don't assign to all writers. Votes: 0

You understand your responsibilities better than guardians twice your age. You'll do what you have to do to succeed. Votes: 0

The deal is that women have entered the workforce, but they have not been relieved of the domestic responsibilities. Votes: 0

We also have to look at how we help families balance the responsibilities at home and the responsibilities at business. Votes: 0

We tend to seek captivity because we are used to seeing freedom as something that has neither frontiers nor responsibilities. Votes: 0

Most of the people in the workforce today will spend some years when they also have children and family responsibilities. Votes: 0

I'm trying to knock the medical profession into accepting its responsibilities, and those responsibilities include assisting their patients with death. Votes: 0

The notion that work is a burden is a terrible mistake. Working and facing up to one's responsibilities: That's happiness. Votes: 0

Papa wasn't man enough, couldn't stand up to his responsibilities. Instead of taking care of me, he'd rather live lavishly. Votes: 0

It's fun when you're winning and performing well, but it's also hard because now you get older, you got responsibilities. Votes: 0

It's a different way of looking at the world. Your life isn't about rights. It's about responsibilities."--Mr Bill Berkowitz Votes: 0

God knows it's a sign of a really sick mind to see grown people, adults with responsibilities, wearing class rings. Votes: 0

If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities. Votes: 0

Who, I ask you, can take, dare take, on himself the rights, the duties, the responsibilities of another human soul? Votes: 0

The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. Votes: 0

There is a different spelling between "rights" and "rites" - in other words, civic legislators and ecclesiastical councils have different responsibilities. Votes: 0

I want people to think about everyone in their life, and their responsibilities to their friends, their families and their country. Votes: 0

The Bible provides unity without imposing uniformity, without prohibiting change; it is a standing invitation to thinking and to take responsibilities. Votes: 0

Let's create an integrated global community where we have shared benefits and responsibilities, and we don't fight because of our differences. Votes: 0

I'm not running away from my responsibilities. I'm running to them. There's nothing negative about running away to save my life. Votes: 0

Nowadays, the tragedy of war is mediated through technology. It is no longer mediated through a human being with moral responsibilities. Votes: 0

It seems to me that women are freed from their responsibilities only when they are merry widows or eccentric old spinsters. Votes: 0

Many think kids have lots of time and few responsibilities. And that's just not true. They are stressed and under pressure. Votes: 0

I have a lot of responsibilities outside myself. I have a large family. I want to know I can always be helpful. Votes: 0

As immigrants, we understand better than most that to be an American is a privilege that conveys not just rights but responsibilities. Votes: 0

Western governments should bear their responsibilities toward the welfare of their people and not try to make oil producers pay the costs Votes: 0

We must never forget our responsibilities as politicians to our country and its citizens. We must always remain humble before our people. Votes: 0

I've got certain responsibilities that I have to carry out in a very specific institution and in a specific moment in time. Votes: 0

I haven't any allegiance, any responsibilities, any hatreds, any worries, any prejudices, any passion. I'm neither for nor against. I'm a neutral. Votes: 0

What makes America special is that people come here, assimilate and become American with all of the rights and responsibilities citizenship bestows. Votes: 0

A person who is inherently and intuitively curious is often intellectually and distinctly very serious towards his roles and responsibilities in life. Votes: 0

If it's OK to register cars and license drivers, why is it not OK to impose similar legal responsibilities on gun owners? Votes: 0

It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe. Votes: 0

By blaming others, we fail to find the real solutions to our problems and we do not carry out our own responsibilities. Votes: 0

We have a duty to rescue our closest living relatives as part of our wider responsibilities to conserve the ecosystems they inhabit Votes: 0

Man is abandoned on earth in the midst of his infinite responsibilities, without help, with no aim but what he sets himself. Votes: 0

Even in the world, the yogi who faithfully discharges his responsibilities, without personal motive or attachment, treads the sure path of enlightenment. Votes: 0

The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. Votes: 0

What type of 'person' is the for-profit corporation? A spoiled brat - all rights and no responsibilities, a traditional conservative argument would say. Votes: 0

Mentally, the only players who survive in the pros are the ones able to manage all their responsibilities. Everybody struggles in different ways. Votes: 0

Visit USA.gov and you'll find thousands of directorates, agencies, boards, offices, and services replete with overlapping responsibilities, ancient priorities, and divided accountability. Votes: 0

If I had to reduce the responsibilities of a good follower to a single rule, it would be to speak truth to power. Votes: 0

China and the United States have major influence in international affairs and shoulder important responsibilities in upholding world peace and promoting common development. Votes: 0

It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders. Votes: 0

When I see someone who has responsibilities, most of the time I can pinpoint that person because of the way he carries himself. Votes: 0

A councilor ought not to sleep the whole night through, a man to whom the populace is entrusted, and who has many responsibilities. Votes: 0

What you actually want to do with every single employee, every single day is expand the scope of their responsibilities until it breaks. Votes: 0

I'd love a day devoid of responsibilities. I've often thought about going to a hotel just to have a day away from everything. Votes: 0

Visit USA.gov and you'll find thousands of directorates, agencies, boards, offices, and services replete with overlapping responsibilities, ancient priorities, and divided accountability. Votes: 0

I think that one of the most fundamental responsibilities is to give testimony in a court of law, to give it honestly and willingly. Votes: 0

Our duties and responsibilities as human beings must be shown to be so incontrovertible that even atheists must recognize them. There are ultimate taboos. Votes: 0

Social-impact partnerships address our moral responsibilities to ensure that social programs actually improve recipients lives, and to do so in a fiscally prudent manner. Votes: 0

The future of mankind lies waiting for those who will come to understand their lives and take up their responsibilities to all living things. Votes: 0

The truth of the matter is we have become more interested in designer jeans and break dancing than we are in obligations and responsibilities. Votes: 0

Social-impact partnerships address our moral responsibilities to ensure that social programs actually improve recipients' lives, and to do so in a fiscally prudent manner. Votes: 0

Our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities. Votes: 0

Writing should be useful. If it can't instruct people a little bit more about the responsibilities of consciousness there's no point in doing it. Votes: 0

What makes a man a man are his deeds, his responsibilities, and his reactions... These things are also what makes a man a monster. Votes: 0

It is restful to leave one's home; not because traveling does not entail varied and difficult daily actions, but because it removes our responsibilities. Votes: 0

It is easy but inaccurate to label any legislation which makes it easier for working families to combine family and work responsibilities 'job killers.' Votes: 0

I'm very bad at delegating writing responsibilities, because I've never been able to do it; I've never had any help or looked for any help. Votes: 0

All this role model bullshit; you don't have any extra responsibilities because you made some good songs! Your only responsibility is to make good songs. Votes: 0

It took a generation for companies to recognise their responsibilities in terms of labour practices and another generation for them to recognise their environmental obligations. Votes: 0

Those of us who submitted or surrendered our ideas and dreams and identities to the 'leaders' must take back our rights, our identities, our responsibilities. Votes: 0

Thus, the Archivist must display at all times scrupulous independence and a devotion to the laws and principles which govern the responsibilities of the office. Votes: 0

I'm constantly running away from everything. I'm running away from things on a daily basis. I run away from relationships. I run away from responsibilities. Votes: 0

The challenge we now face is to build on the record of the past, to continue accepting new responsibilities and seeking new opportunities to serve. Votes: 0

I hadn't been free from adult responsibilities since I was 12, and I needed to experience that. I really needed to just be a kid again. Votes: 0

[Moral responsibilities] has nothing particular to do with academia, except insofar as those within it tend to be unusually privileged in the respects just mentioned. Votes: 0

The fortunes of the entire world may well ride on the ability of young Americans to face the responsibilities of an old America gone mad. Votes: 0

In order to grow, you must accept new responsibilities, no matter how uncertain you may feel or how unprepared you are to deal with them. Votes: 0

You got responsibilities when you're a leader. You got a responsibility not to kill too many of your men. Or who're you going to lead? Votes: 0

Even though your responsibilities increase when you become a manager, you lose some of the rights or freedoms you may have enjoyed in the past. Votes: 0

If God is really my Father, I have rights, and He has responsibilities. I hereby claim my birthright to be protected, educated, and provided for! Votes: 0

Running around when I was a kid was a really happy time; a time when getting home for dinner or for sleep were my only responsibilities. Votes: 0

One of the responsibilities faced by the Environmental Genome Project is to provide the science base upon which society can make better informed risk management decisions. Votes: 0

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring with it wonderful responsibilities. Votes: 0

Occupying armies have responsibilities, not rights. Their primary responsibility is to withdraw as quickly and expeditiously as possible, in a manner determined by the occupied population. Votes: 0

Major League Baseball is a national institution and we take our responsibilities seriously when it comes to how the game affects the lives of American youth. Votes: 0

Ours is an open and accepting society, and has historically provided an avenue for lawful immigration to all those willing to accept the responsibilities of citizenship. Votes: 0

I occasionally get glimpses, but I have to reprioritize, because that's how it naturally progresses - things like family, responsibilities, and your job all take precedent. Votes: 0

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents. Votes: 0

This was an away-day for the deputy prime minister's staff, who've had a change of responsibilities [on John Prescott's scandalous playing habits... on the croquet lawn] Votes: 0

Government works less efficiently when it begins to grow out of control and takes on more and more of the responsibilities that belong to the citizens. Votes: 0

When we come to a clearer and more sober estimate of our own limitations and responsibilities, that makes it possible more genuinely to love our neighbor. Votes: 0

I never had a lot of drive, but because I had family responsibilities, I had a lot of tenacity - the tenacity of a drowning man. Votes: 0

Countries are not like financial markets. Social change cannot be executed as swiftly as credit-default swaps. You cannot sell short on social commitments and practical responsibilities. Votes: 0

The responsibilities of someone in a more free and open society are, again obviously, greater than those who may pay some cost for honesty and integrity. Votes: 0

I grew up kind of fast. I had a lot of responsibilities-cleaning the house, going to school on my own, making good grades on my own Votes: 0

I think that's what growing up is all about. It's about taking on new responsibilities and learning what you can handle, and learning what you can't. Votes: 0

Real man is someone who handles his responsibilities. Take care of all of his responsibilities. No matter how, by any means take care of your situations. Votes: 0

Worry is assuming responsibilities that you cannot handle. They truth is, they are responsibilities that God never intended for you to handle, because they are His. Votes: 0

Among our responsibilities is to make sure that 23 percent of all government contracts go to small businesses. That's about $150 billion annually, from all the government agencies. Votes: 0

But the federal government, our collective government, has responsibilities that none of these other levels of government can fulfill; and chief among these is national defense. Votes: 0

Power breeds responsibilities, in international affairs as in domestic -- or even private. To dodge or disclaim these responsibilities is one form of the abuse of power. Votes: 0

These are people who haven't gone through the legal means to becoming citizens like our forefathers did. They want all the benefits but none of the responsibilities. Votes: 0

If children do not understand the Constitution, they cannot understand how our government functions, or what their rights and responsibilities are as citizens of the United States. Votes: 0

We take our international responsibilities very seriously and will not withdraw our troops from Iraq... Otherwise, the victims of terror in Madrid will have died in vain. Votes: 0

Times of upheaval require not just more leadership but more leaders. People at all organizational levels, whether anointed or self-appointed, must be empowered to share leadership responsibilities. Votes: 0

Because of the flexibility that community colleges afford, many students do not have to choose between an education and fulfilling other responsibilities - they can do both. Votes: 0

Unchecked, government social programs are a security threat because they weaken the ultimate line of defense: the free-born citizen whose responsibilities are not subcontracted to the government. Votes: 0

Supreme Court nominees should be individuals who not only understand, but truly respect the equal roles and responsibilities of different branches of government and our state governments. Votes: 0

It's just like Yeats said. In dreams begin responsibilities. Flip this around and you could say that where there's no power to imagine, no responsibility can arise. Votes: 0

I hate family pressures and family responsibilities. I'm more comfortable as a stranger. I always imagined I could just live in a hotel. I'm afraid of family. Votes: 0

We can hope that the responsibilities and realities will weigh on Donald Trump and he will not be the president we fear, but rather something more stable. Votes: 0

[Yahya Khan ] I have a big problem on my hands with him. I've set up a war commission to study the responsibilities inherent in the recent conflict. Votes: 0

I wish we could go back to the time when the private lives of our public figures were relevant only if they directly affected their public responsibilities. Votes: 0

After I started to understand the spiritual dimension of life, I understood the responsibilities you have as a husband, a father, a friend and a hockey player. Votes: 0

It was his soul's freedom that was in question. And that question was whether freedom was worth the price when it meant shirking the responsibilities of honor. Votes: 0

With the general availability of Windows 8/RT and Surface, I have decided it is time for me to take a step back from my responsibilities at Microsoft. Votes: 0

When you get to your mid-20s, you start to feel responsibilities for the things that you do and the people around you. It's a cool age. Votes: 0

I am a fast cook. I have to be, as I am a busy person with many responsibilities and don't have a lot of time for cooking. Votes: 0

The Paris Declaration on Aid Effectiveness, and the related Accra Agenda for Action, are useful policy instruments that set out the mutual responsibilities of donors and recipient countries. Votes: 0

It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. Votes: 0

I think it's important that kids have responsibilities and understand the value of things, but I think it's great I get to travel the world with my daughter. Votes: 0

There’s nothing better than excelling at a game you love. There’s nothing worse than thinking your accomplishments as a player outweigh your responsibilities as a person. Votes: 0

Please, please, stop referring to yourselves as 'consumers.' OK? Consumers are different than citizens. Consumers do not have obligations, responsibilities and duties to their fellow human beings. Votes: 0

I do not have any official responsibilities related to the Australian Olympic Committee or the Federation of Athletic Associations since I am too busy with my private business. Votes: 0

Frederick Herzberg, asserts that the powerful motivator in our lives isn't money; it's the opportunity to learn, grow in responsibilities, contribute to others, and be recognized for achievements. Votes: 0

Kofi Annan was the U.N. Under-Secretary General for peacekeeping operations. He had the responsibilities in regards to the mounting and operation of peacekeeping missions around the world. Votes: 0

I much preferred the approach at the anarchist camp, with its shared tasks and collective responsibilities. Everyone played their part. There was no division between workers and consumers. Votes: 0

I like teaching and the contact with young minds keeps one on one's toes, but increasing responsibilities have forced me to shed much of it in recent years. Votes: 0

He provides a vision. He often reminds countries of their responsibilities in a way that makes it seem not only like a legal obligation but a moral responsibility. Votes: 0

I've been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use our constitutional responsibilities to the fullest. Votes: 0

Ive been in the legislative branch and now the executive branch and in each case I felt it was important we use our constitutional responsibilities to the fullest. Votes: 0

One of the specific powers and responsibilities of the federal government is to secure the borders. Property can be taken with due process of law and just compensation. Votes: 0

Juggling work and parental responsibilities is no easy task, but I'm trying my best and just like everything else there are good days and there are bad days. Votes: 0

It also seems beyond controversy that moral responsibilities are greater to the extent that people "have the resources, the training, the facilities and opportunities to speak and act effectively." Votes: 0

If you would like to live in a community in which you may have pride, then dedicate yourself in a spirit of humility and your responsibilities in that community. Votes: 0

How few, since the foundation of the world, have found themselves in a position environed with public perils so numerous, oppressed with responsibilities so high and solemn, as yourself! Votes: 0

What a terrible thing it would be to be the Pope! What unthinkable responsibilities to fall on your shoulders at an advanced age! No privacy. No seclusion. No sin. Votes: 0

Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics. It's one of a parent's greatest responsibilities and opportunities. Votes: 0

In a democracy, society must recognize that the individual has rights which are guaranteed, and the individual must recognize that he has responsibilities which are not to be evaded. Votes: 0

In seeking a lawyer, you are looking for an advocate, an expert advisor on the law and on your rights and responsibilities, a strategist, a negotiator, and a litigator. Votes: 0

History has shown that one cannot legislate a culture of integrity. And yet, one of the paramount responsibilities and challenges of corporate leadership is to ensure such a culture. Votes: 0

We're in a tough situation because of teenage children, and then we have a 2-year-old and a 5-year-old, so my family and my responsibilities is sort of a juggle. Votes: 0

It is very creditable when a woman gets into politics. She does this at the expense of responsibilities toward her home and family and should be lauded for this. Votes: 0

Of course, the new domestic paramilitary forces will also undermine free speech and dissent with the threat of force while simultaneously threatening core civil liberties, rights and civic responsibilities. Votes: 0

You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities. Votes: 0

How does contemporary technology and culture changes our understanding of what it means to be human. What is our relationship with - and responsibilities towards - that which we create. Votes: 0

I like to always lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is my natural thing. Votes: 0

Those lucky enough to qualify as "intellectuals" have their own special responsibilities, deriving from their good fortune. Among these is the task that [Edward] Said describes, surely an important one. Votes: 0

It is a great deal easier to do that which God gives us to do, no matter how hard it is, than to face the responsibilities of not doing it. Votes: 0

On a certain day, month and year one should observe the ceremony of tree-planting. Thus, one fulfils one's responsibilities, serves one's fellow-beings which not only brings happiness but benefits all. Votes: 0

If we bring about that women seek to gain the rights of independence, to increase their sphere of responsibilities, and to incline toward studies, then human abilities will increase daily. Votes: 0

Oliver Queen/Green Arrow is a character whose core is about legacy and responsibility. And that all comes from his father and the responsibilities of living up to his legacy. Votes: 0

I have a very difficult, high-pressured job. Everyone knows how challenging it is to balance family responsibilities with a job that takes me across the country and working extremely hard. Votes: 0

If you're on the varsity team, the responsibilities are a lot bigger and there's more stress, but you also walk around feeling probably like you can hold your head high. Votes: 0

Not a moment passes these days without fresh rushes of academic lemmings off the cliffs they proclaim the political responsibilities of the critic, but eventually all this moralizing will subside. Votes: 0

There are times I think it might be nice to have deep-pocketed limited partners to provide me with some cushion. But I enjoy having no responsibilities except to myself, financially. Votes: 0

When the going gets tough, the prospect of delegating half your responsibilities to a willing volunteer, either to play a supporting role or take over the breadwinning, certainly holds allure. Votes: 0

I'm concerned that young people, far too often, abdicate their responsibilities of learning and adapting and give that over to people who may not always have their best interests at heart. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, the Senate Democrats have become an extreme party. They have become a party that has abdicated their responsibilities. Under Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats, we have a do-nothing Senate. Votes: 0

Too many so-called historians are really 'hysterians'; their thinking is more visceral than cerebral. When their duties as citizens clash with their responsibilities as scholars, Clio frequently takes a back seat. Votes: 0

I really believe in a globalist agenda, but globalization isn't just allowing companies to trade freely all over the world. It's about what types of rights and responsibilities come with that. Votes: 0

I'm less concerned about whether being a good corporate citizen burnishes a company's reputation. That's just an added benefit. I believe it's a responsibility, and there is no negotiating on responsibilities. Votes: 0

I'm from the school that great performers and great leaders create more great leaders. Give people other experiences, other responsibilities. Have them join organizations within the company and outside the company. Votes: 0

The civilization of cities is breeding a new race of monks who have none of the original religious drive towards chastity, but are just incapable of facing the responsibilities of marriage. Votes: 0

Since the days of Greece and Rome the word 'citizen' was a title of honor. We have often seen more emphasis put on the rights of citizenship than on its responsibilities. Votes: 0

I'd love to be the first one to say this, but it automatically turns into - we all have those responsibilities that we ignore because we don't feel like they're ours. Votes: 0

Given the fact that I have a family and responsibilities, it's the mark of a man to find the courage to do what is right in the face of oppressive evil. Votes: 0

I need to maintain a home in Derbyshire and in London to be able both to represent my constituents and to fulfil my responsibilities as an MP and as a minister. Votes: 0

Most modern freedom is at root fear. It is not so much that we are too bold to endure rules; it is rather that we are too timid to endure responsibilities. Votes: 0

The only thing more difficult than being a God is being Thom Yorke. Thom Yorke has all these responsibilities, to save the planet. To save the world. To redeem Thom Yorke. Votes: 0

The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its responsibilities, and uses it as a friend to humanity. Votes: 0

I have to come to terms with the paternalism of American business. Companies are expected to take on so many social responsibilities which are the province of the state in Europe. Votes: 0

Pay attention to the hungry, both in this country and around the world. Pay attention to the poor. Pay attention to our responsibilities for world peace. We are our brother's keeper... Votes: 0

The only sound approach to collective bargaining is to work out an agreement that clarifies the rights and responsibilities of the parties, establishes principles and operates to the advantage of all concerned. Votes: 0

From the time I was very young, I was a professional, making money and assuming responsibilities. I didn't live the life of a child. I was living the life of a 30-year-old. Votes: 0

One of my responsibilities is to make sure that justice is done for our citizens . . . . I want this case to be completed. Until that happens, it will continue to burden our relationship. Votes: 0

All these young millionaires were anarchists, of course: when a man possesses everything it is the supreme luxury for him to deny society: for in that way he can evade his responsibilities Votes: 0

What does it mean to say that government might have a responsibility? Government can't have a responsibility any more than the business can. The only entities which can have responsibilities are people. Votes: 0

I invite you, from my sentiments, my convictions and my responsibilities, to work together in the construction of a Uruguay where being young is not suspicious, where aging is not a problem. Votes: 0

Everyone seems to be fleeing from the responsibilities that come from being who you are. I think that is why the blogosphere is thriving. It allows people to develop a fantasy self. Votes: 0

I've sort of made up my mind that I have to do my career and I have to be a mother. These are my two responsibilities; of course the baby comes first. Votes: 0

The emphasis has been on rights, not responsibilities. When it comes to piecing together the fragments of broken lives, we have tended to place the entire burden on the state and its agencies. Votes: 0

Some people have concerns about what it means to leave our responsibilities to robots. I think to some degree in every family, you've got siblings who disagree over the care for their parents. Votes: 0

For men, as they get bogged down with responsibilities, commitments, bureaucracy, it is a fantasy just to think of shedding everything literally, walking away with nothing at all, and just hitting the road. Votes: 0

I bear a burden that might well try Men that do all by rule, And what can I That am a wandering-witted fool But pray to God that He ease My great responsibilities? Votes: 0

One of the great responsibilities we have as a society is to educate ourselves, along with the next generation, about which substances are worth ingesting, and for what purpose, and which are not. Votes: 0

My life is very complicated. I have a lot of things going on. I am juggling a lot of responsibilities. There is so much going on that it is astounding, it really is. Votes: 0

[Islam] is the dynamic conviction that a person's spiritual and worldly responsibilities are one and the same, that an individuals duty to the community is indistinguishable from his or her duty to God. Votes: 0

Hopefully, at some point, people will at least credit the Republicans with carrying out their oversight responsibilities and with pursuing a principled course of action even in the face of everyone's short-attention spans. Votes: 0

I've developed my anarchism, my critique of Marxism, which has been the most advanced bourgeois ideology I know of, into a community of ideas and ultimately a common sense of responsibilities and commitments. Votes: 0

Campuses are bubbles, artificial environments that insulate students from the life of the competitive marketplace. The more exact truth is that our campuses offer students the privileges of liberty without the corresponding responsibilities. Votes: 0

May the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family. Votes: 0

Panem et Circenses" translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up their political responsibilities and therefore their power. Votes: 0

There is a price tag on human liberty. That price is the willingness to assume the responsibilities of being free men. Payment of this price is a personal matter with each of us. Votes: 0

Earn the respect and confidence of your children through your loving relationship with them. A righteous father protects his children with his time and presence in their social, educational, and spiritual activities and responsibilities. Votes: 0

Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities. Votes: 0

A salesman, like the storage battery in your car, is constantly discharging energy. Unless he is recharged at frequent intervals he soon runs dry. This is one of the greatest responsibilities of sales leadership. Votes: 0

Well may the boldest fear and the wisest tremble when incurring responsibilities on which may depend our country's peace and prosperity, and in some degree the hopes and happiness of the whole human family. Votes: 0

Are Iraqis ready to carry the responsibility for their country? Is Iraq ready to be its own master? We want to be the masters of ourselves and to carry our responsibilities in this region. Votes: 0

It's only fair that stable gay relationships of long standing should have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. I know the image of gay marriage is to some people horrific and ludicrous. Votes: 0

A lot of leading countries in the world, including the United States and Russia, have to take their responsibilities much more seriously to ensure we are back on the road to peace and stability. Votes: 0

When I was president of the company, I said, 'Okay, I can do this - piece of cake.' Then when you are the CEO, the responsibilities multiply enormously because you worry about everything. Votes: 0

only if we act greatly in meeting our responsibilities abroad will we remain a great nation, and only if we remain a great nation will we act greatly in meeting our challenges at home Votes: 0

We've placed a lot of emphasis in this country on the idea of people's rights. That's how it should be, but it makes no sense to talk about rights without also talking about responsibilities. Votes: 0

So if Arizona sees the federal government isn't assuming its responsibilities, it creates local laws. But migration and keeping security on the borders is not a local or state issue, it's a federal issue. Votes: 0

Recognizing our responsibilities as industrialists, we will devote ourselves to the progress and development of society and the well-being of people through our business activities, thereby enhancing the quality of life throughout the world. Votes: 0

I think I'm very focused and am quite a good multitasker, and I'm quite driven in knowing what my responsibilities are to my family and knowing what I've got to do to do that. Votes: 0

The experience of learning how to get straight to the core of a problem proved to be of immense value later when I had a long succession of responsibilities in large, complex government departments. Votes: 0

They (the Rothschilds) have never dreamed of being ashamed of their wealth nor of disguising their way of life, no more than they have ever failed to assume their roles and responsibilities as Jews. Votes: 0

We give people major responsibilities even if they are only 60 per cent ready. Our experience is that people are pretty elastic when you give them responsibility, and they just grow rapidly with the job. Votes: 0

Profound responsibilities come with teaching and coaching. You can do so much good"“or harm. It's why I believe that next to parenting, teaching and coaching are the two most important professions in the world. Votes: 0

It is by education that we become prepared for our duties and responsibilities in life. If one is badly educated he must naturally fail in the proper assumption and practice of his duties and responsibilities, Votes: 0

As we get older, it's important for us to help hand back some of what we've gained as we've grown older. It should be one of your responsibilities - it's almost like being a mentor. Votes: 0

If one defines the term 'dropout' to mean a person who has given up serious effort to meet his responsibilities, then every business office, government agency, golf club and university faculty would yield its quota. Votes: 0

Players have responsibilities, because, whether they like it or not, they are public figures. They have to be aware that the people who come to the ground spend fortunes in relation to what they earn. Votes: 0

President Obama's approach embodies the values, the ideas, and the direction America must take to build a 21st century version of the American Dream in a nation of shared opportunities, shared prosperity and shared responsibilities. Votes: 0

You are free to dream as big as you want, but always remember that every big dream comes with some big responsibilities. So be willing and courageous enough to step out of your comfort zone. Votes: 0

Getting up at 4 in the morning, I slave away all day until by the evening I'm exhausted, and I end by forgetting all my responsibilities, thinking only of the work I've set out to do. Votes: 0

I've a problem with the word charity because I think that NGOs, as I prefer calling them, really do take the work of moral and social responsibilities that ought to be taken on by governments. Votes: 0