Responsibility Quotes

"I attribute my success to this – I never gave or took any excuse."

- Florence Nightingale

"The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty, and all forms of human life."

- John F. Kennedy

"Do you realize the responsibility I carry? I'm the only person standing between Richard Nixon and the White House."

- John F. Kennedy

"Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future."

- John F. Kennedy

"If freedom is to survive and prosper, it will require the sacrifice, the effort and the thoughtful attention of every citizen."

- John F. Kennedy

"For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, 'hold office'; every one of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve."

- John F. Kennedy

"As the technology driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution has an ever-greater impact on everyone's lives, people expect business leaders to take on a bigger role in society than just running their companies. That means businesses need to have corporate values beyond looking after the interests of shareholders. They must take responsibility for other stakeholders, too: their customers, employees, suppliers, and communities."

- Simon Mulcahy, Chief Innovation Officer, Salesforce, & Nicholas Davis, Head of Society and Innovation, World Economic Forum

"It's often said that 'data is the new oil.' Instead, we'd argue that it's trust that will decide whether businesses — and the Fourth Industrial Revolution itself — succeed. There is both a moral and business imperative to do more than increase profits. My fellow CFOs and other leaders should respond to today's rapid technological and societal change by taking a long-term view."

- Mark Hawkins, President and Chief Financial Officer, Salesforce

"Companies that take a long-term view and consider a wide range of stakeholders — such as customers, employees, partners, the environment, and the communities in which we serve — have been shown to be more sustainable, innovative, and profitable. This need for the CEO to navigate through these new moral and ethical questions, and to take responsibility for the societal impacts of these technologies, isn't just about corporate social responsibility anymore. It's about the core business interests of these companies."

- Zvika Krieger, Head of Technology Policy and Partnerships, Center for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, World Economic Forum

"It's not enough for businesses to say, 'We value the security and privacy of our customers' data.' Businesses need to show how they are doing that, then let customers decide for themselves what information is appropriate to use and what's not. It shouldn't come as a surprise that 92% of customers say they're more likely to trust a business with their data when they're given control over what information is collected and ultimately used."

- Lindsey Finch, Senior Vice President, Global Privacy and Product Legal, Salesforce

"We declare that human rights are for all of us, all the time: whoever we are and wherever we are from; no matter our class, our opinions, our sexual orientation."

- Ban Ki-moon

"It takes no compromise to give people their rights. It takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression."

- Harvey Milk

"When are doing something that is right, you just do it and take care … someone has to do this."

- Alice Nkom

"When you are doing something that is right, you just do it and take care … Someone has to do this."

- Alice Nkom

"It is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world."

- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

"Your sole responsibility while you’re here on earth is to leave footprints behind that others will follow. And that’s a big responsibility."

- Charlotte Nolin

"We must remember that our actions towards animals reflect our humanity. It is our responsibility to be compassionate and kind."

- Velma Bronn Johnston

"We need, in a special way, to work twice as hard to help people understand that the animals are fellow creatures, that we must protect them and love them as we love ourselves."

- Cesar Chavez

"If we’re going to have animals around we all have to be concerned about them and take care of them."

- Bob Ross

"I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act."

- Buddha

"Unless someone like you care a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better, it’s not."

- Dr. Seuss

"Federal and state laws (should) be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess marijuana for private use."

- Richard Nixon

"The amount of money and of legal energy being given to prosecute hundreds of thousands of Americans who are caught with a few ounces of marijuana in their jeans simply makes no sense - the kindest way to put it. A sterner way to put it is that it is an outrage, an imposition on basic civil liberties and on the reasonable expenditure of social energy."

- William F. Buckley

"Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use... Therefore, I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce [28g] of marijuana."

- Jimmy Carter

"What was so painful about Amy [Winehouse]’s death is that I know that there is something I could have done. I could have passed on to her the solution that was freely given to me. Don’t pick up a drink or drug, one day at a time. It sounds so simple; it actually is simple but it isn’t easy; it requires incredible support and fastidious structuring."

- Russell Brand

"Prison is for rapists, thieves, and murderers. If you lock someone up for smoking a plant that makes them happy, then you’re the ****ing criminal."

- Joe Rogan

"Any time you have an opportunity to make a difference in this world and you don’t, then you are wasting your time on Earth."

- Roberto Clemente

"Trans rights are human rights"

"Equality."

"Never put the key to your happiness in someone else’s pocket."