#responsibility

Any government has as much of a duty to avoid war as a ship's captain has to avoid a shipwreck." [On Water] ↗

— Guy de Maupassant

#government #leadership #peace #responsibility #shipwreck

There is something infantile in the presumption that somebody else (parents in the case of children, God in the case of adults) has a responsibility to give your life meaning and point. [...] Somebody else must be responsible for my well-being, and somebody else must be to blame if I am hurt. Is it a similar infantilism that really lies behind the 'need' for a God? ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#life #religion #responsibility #life

There are some debts that can't be paid with money. ↗

— Steven J. Carroll

#guilt #life #money #responsibility #wisdom

Buffy: I know. But I think she'll be fine. You know, it's Willow. She of the level head. Anya: Well, those are the ones you have to watch out for the most. Responsible types. Buffy: Right, she might go crazy and start alphabetizing everything. Anya: I'm serious. Responsible people are... always so concerned with... being good all the time, that when they finally get a taste of being bad... they can't get enough. It's like all kablooey. ↗

— Drew Z. Greenberg

#humour #responsibility #nature

Religion ist nichts anderes als die Lehre davon, wie man frei von Erkenntnis gehorcht [...]. ↗

— Juli Zeh

#religion #responsibility #religion

You and I, we must carry on, Gemma. I cannot afford the luxury of love. I must marry well. And now I must look after you. It is my duty." "If you wish to suffer, you do so of your own free will, not on my behalf. Or Father's or Grandmama's or anyone's. You are a fine physician, Thomas. Why is that not enough?" "Because it isn't," he says with a rare candor. "Only this and the hope of nothing more? A quiet respectability with no true greatness or heroism in it, with only my reputation to recommend me. So you see, Gemma, you are not the only one who cannot rule her own life. ↗

— Libba Bray

#control #gemma-doyle #life #love #responsibility

I keep what I know about Sarah Lynn and Lawrence to myself. I also remind myself that even if Sarah Lynn does have a scary strict father, that doesn't release her from the responsibility of treating others with respect. Abuse of power is wrong, no matter the context, no matter the history. What is "power" anyway? Power is an ego trip. Power is a way to rise yourself up by lowering others, and I want nothing of it. ↗

— Lauren Myracle

#power #respect #responsibility #respect

Respectfully, sir, the asteroid did not make you leave her. The asteroid is not making anyone do anything. It's just a big piece of rock floating through space. Anything anyone does remains their own decision. ↗

— Ben H. Winters

#responsibility #respect

We are free to choose our paths, but we can't choose the consequences that come with them. ↗

— Sean Covey

#consequences #responsibility #teen

Sometimes it isn't easy to be sane, smart, and responsible. Sometimes it sucks. Sucks wang. Camel wang. But that doesn't turn wrong into right or stupid into smart. ↗

— Jim Butcher

#responsibility #right-and-wrong #ethics