Responsibility Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old responsibility quotes, responsibility sayings, and responsibility proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

We create our own destiny by the way we do things. We have to take advantage of opportunities and be responsible for our choices. Benjamin Carson
It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities Sir Josiah Stamp
Men who do things without being told draw the most wages. Edwin H. Stuart
Never mind your happiness; do your duty. Will Durant
We are not put here on earth to play around. There is work to be done. There are responsibilities to be met. Humanity needs the abilities of every man and woman. Alden Palmer
Responsibility brings accountability. Ken Robinson
I am here; I must do the best I can, and bear the responsibility of taking the course which I feel I ought to take. Lincoln
This country cannot survive unless the political leaders, those who seek positions of responsibility are willing to tell the people the truth. John F. Kennedy
It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department to say what the law is. John Marshall
Adopting an attitude of universal responsibility is essentially a personal matter. The real test of compassion is not what we say in abstract discussions but how we conduct ourselves in daily life. Dalai Lama
The moment you accept responsibility for your situation, even though others may have contributed to it, you begin to move in a positive direction. Bhante Henepola Gunaratana
Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail. Thomas Jefferson
Duty, oh duty, / Why are thou not a / Sweetie or a cutie. Ogden Nash
Once the rockets go up, who cares where they come down? That's not my department,' says Wernher von Braun. Tom Lehrer
The great appeal of fatalism...is as a refuge from the terror of responsibility. Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
A Christian has tremendous responsibilities to his own family. He or she has a responsibility of loving each member of the family. Billy Graham
But as the best coaches have shown us, the price of greatness is responsibility. Tom Limbert
Embrace the responsibility of being your child's greatest role model by being your child's greatest role model. You will be a genuine leader and a true inspiration. Tom Limbert
When a leader takes responsibility for his own actions and mistakes, he not only sets a good example, he shows a healthy respect for people on his team. Mike Kryzewski
It is the responsibility of the citizens to support their government. It is not the responsibility of the government to support its citizens. Grover Cleveland
Life has no meaning except in terms of responsibility. Reinhold Niebuhr