Quotes on Responsibility

It is not what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.

We do not know what we want and yet we are responsible for what we are - that is the fact.

The distinction between responsible moral agents and beings with diminished or no responsibility is coherent, real, and important.

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

Rank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

An idea is not responsible for the people who believe in it.

It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. 

Responsibility has become the fundamental imperative in modern civilization, and it should be an unavoidable criterion to assess and evaluate human actions, including, in a special way, development activities.

Objectivity is a subject's delusion that observing can be done without him. Involving objectivity is abrogating responsibility – hence its popularity.

Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.

Never do today that which will become someone else's responsibility tomorrow.

By exposing the absence of purpose in the laws governing the universe, science forces us to take responsibility for the welfare of ourselves, our species, and our planet.