Responsibility Quotes

"O you who have believed, protect yourselves and your families from a Fire whose fuel is people and stones, over which are [appointed] angels, harsh and severe; they do not disobey Allah in what He commands them but do what they are commanded."

- Quran 66:6

"Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity. It will have [the consequence of] what [good] it has gained, and it will bear [the consequence of] what [evil] it has earned."

- Ayat 286

"On the Day when every soul will come disputing for itself, and every soul will be fully compensated for what it did, and they will not be wronged."

- Quran

"…every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives"

- Quran

"O you who have believed, fear Allah . And let every soul look to what it has put forth for tomorrow – and fear Allah . Indeed, Allah is Acquainted with what you do."

- Quran

"“woe to those who give less [and]…take in full”."

- Quran

"“That Day, the people will depart separated [into categories] to be shown [the result of] their deeds. So whoever does an atom’s weight of good will see it, And whoever does an atom’s weight of evil will see it.” Ayat 99"

- Quran

"“Then as for one whose scales are heavy [with good deeds], He will be in a pleasant life. But as for one whose scales are light, His refuge will be an abyss.” Ayat 6-9"

- Quran

"I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him."

- Abraham Lincoln

"To be a flower, is profound responsibility."

- Emily Dickinson

"In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation."

- A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

"When we assumed the Soldier, we did not lay aside the Citizen."

- George Washington

"We must differentiate between guilt and duty. The soldier on the front, like the common man, who does his duty everywhere, should not be held responsible for the actions of a few who also called themselves Germans."

- Oskar Schindler

"Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"You don't climb mountains without a team, you don't climb mountains without being fit, you don't climb mountains without being prepared and you don't climb mountains without balancing the risks and rewards. And you never climb a mountain on accident—it has to be intentional."

- Mark Udall

"We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children."

- Native American Proverb

"Be Active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first or last time, I owe him my best."

- Joe DiMaggio

"The ultimate test of man's conscience may be his willingness to sacrifice something today for future generations whose words of thanks will not be heard."

- Gaylord Nelson

"The Congress, the Administration and the public all share a profound commitment to the rescue of our natural environment, and the preservation of the Earth as a place both habitable by and hospitable to man."

- President Richard Nixon

"Good stewardship of the environment is not just a personal responsibility, it is a public value... Our duty is to use the land well, and sometimes not to use it at all. This is our responsibility as citizens, but more than that, it is our calling as stewards of the earth."

- President George W. Bush

"Preservation of our environment is not a liberal or conservative challenge; it's common sense."

- President Ronald Reagan

"It is time for us now as a nation to exercise the same reasonable foresight in dealing with our great natural resources that would be shown by any prudent man in conserving and widely using the property which contains the assurance of well-being for himself and his children."

- President Theodore Roosevelt

"Scientists may depict the problems that will affect the environment based on available evidence, but their solution is not the responsibility of scientists but of society as a whole."

- Mario Molina

"Many of us ask what can I, as one person, do, but history shows us that everything good and bad starts because somebody does something or does not do something."

- Sylvia Earle

"it’s all of our responsibility to leave this planet in better shape for the future generations than we found it."

- Mike Huckabee

"You have to hold yourself accountable for your actions, and that’s how we’re going to protect the Earth."

- Julia Butterfly Hill

"Unless we practice conservation, those who come after us will have to pay the price of misery, degradation and failure for the progress and prosperity of our day."

- Gifford Pinchot

"The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another."

"He who fails to plan, plans to fail."