Responsibility Quotes

"I hope you're pleased with yourselves. We could all have been killed — or worse, expelled. Now if you don't mind, I'm going to bed."

- Hermione Granger

"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

""The best way to raise positive children in a negative world is to have positive parents who love them unconditionally and serve as excellent role models.""

- Zig Ziglar

""Your children will become what you are, so be what you want them to be.""

- David Bly

""Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.""

- Robert Fulghum

""The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.""

- Denis Waitley

""There is no such thing as a perfect parent. So just be a real one.""

- Sue Atkins

""Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are the most important work.""

- Dr. John Trainer

"He should not be here, said the fish in the pot. he should not be here when your mother is not."

- Dr. Seuss

"Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don’t you agree?"

- Christopher Paolini

"No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance."

- Confucius

"You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them."

- Ray Bradbury

"Take care of the fish, and the fishing will take care of itself."

- Art Neumann

"Fire has its beauty, but it can also be unpredictable and destructive. It’s a reminder that power should always be handled with caution."

- Michelle Obama

"Do not confuse "duty" with what other people expect of you; they are utterly different. Duty is a debt you owe to yourself to fulfill obligations you have assumed voluntarily. Paying that debt can entail anything from years of patient work to instant willingness to die. Difficult it may be, but the reward is self-respect."

- Robert A. Heinlein

"I believe that every single one of us, celebrity or not, has a responsibility to get involved in trying to make a difference in the world. Our generation faces many challenges, some of which were passed on to us by the past generations, but it's up to us to find solutions today so that we don't keep passing our problems on."

- Shakira

"There’s a special place in hell for people that don’t break down boxes"

- padraigtherobot

"I'm a father now, with responsibilities, and a legitimate businessman. I'm developing a delicious line of jams and jellies."

- Gru

"You cannot take your freedoms for granted. Just like generations who have come before you, you have to do your part to preserve and protect those freedoms."

- Michelle Obama

"You are where you are today because you stand on somebody’s shoulders. And wherever you are heading, you cannot get there by yourself. If you stand on the shoulders of others, you have a reciprocal responsibility to live your life so that others may stand on your shoulders. It’s the quid pro quo of life. We exist temporarily through what we take, but we live forever through what we give"

- Vernon Jordan

"My recovery must come first so that everything I love in life does not have to come last."

""Children are our most valuable resource and our greatest responsibility. They are our future.""

"Texting while driving? You’re writing your own accident story."

"Speeding is like gambling with your life. Don’t take the risk."

"The best car safety device is a careful driver."

"Drive with care; the journey is precious."

"You can’t teach someone to give a shit"

"Our Actions Build Our World"

"Your Thursday will be whatever you make it. It's up to you to make it a great one."

"The day you came into this world, I knew it was duty to protect you."