#responsibility

When gods die, self-respect buds', murmured Orland Fank. 'Gods and their examples are not needed by those who respect themselves and, consequently, respect others. Gods are for children, for little, fearful people, for those who would have no responsibility to themselves or their fellows. ↗

— Michael Moorcock

#gods #responsibility #self-respect #respect

Yes, it's vital to make lifestyle choices to mitigate damage caused by being a member of industrialized civilization, but to assign primary responsibility to oneself, and to focus primarily on making oneself better, is an immense copout, an abrogation of responsibility. ↗

— Derrick Jensen

#civilization #industrialization #mitigate #responsibility #lifestyle

Fame is a delicate and dangerous creature; I saw people who didn't honor it, who refused to take responsibility for it, get destroyed by it. I also saw that stardom in and of itself was empty. ↗

— Patrick Dempsey

#creature #dangerous #delicate #destroyed #empty

There’s not a chance we’ll reach our full potential until we stop blaming each other and start practicing personal accountability. ↗

— John Miller

#inspirational #personal-responsibility #business

The most important point to remember in developing self-confidence is to take responsibility for who we are. This empowers us. We can change anything, do anything, and be anything when we assume full responsibility for ourselves. ↗

— Rachael Bermingham

#inspirational-quotes #motivational-quotes #responsibility #self-confidence #self-empowerment

I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous discretion in going after war crimes. And the way the Statute of Rome is written, responsibility for war crimes can be taken all the way up the chain of command. ↗

— John Bolton

#american #because #chain #command #could

Since we humans have the better brain, isn't it our responsibility to protect our fellow creatures from, oddly enough, ourselves? ↗

— Joy Adamson

#brain #creatures #enough #fellow #fellow creatures

Still, he figured, sometimes you've got to do what you've got to do, and then sometimes you've just got to run like hell after it's done. ↗

— Derek Landy

#getting-things-done #gotta-do-what-you-gotta-do #life #life-lessons #responsibility

I am blind and limited. I would be a fool think myself wise. And so, not knowing what the universe means, I can only try to be responsible with the knowledge, the strength, and the time given to me. I must be true to my heart. ↗

— Jim Butcher

#knowledge #responsibility #death

In dreams begin responsibilities. ↗

— W.B. Yeats

#responsibility #dreams