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Dwight EisenhowerLeadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

—  Dwight Eisenhower, 1890-1969, American general & President

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Winston ChurchillPerhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right, than to be responsible and wrong.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Stanislaw Jerzy LecNo snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

—  Stanislaw Jerzy Lec, 1906-1966, Polish author of maxims

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Sigmund FreudMost people do not really want freedom, because freedom involves responsibility, and most people are frightened of responsibility.

—  Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis

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Harry TrumanWhen the decision is up before you-and on my desk I have a motto which says “The buck stops here” -the decision has to be made.

—  Harry Truman, 1884-1972, American President [1945-1953]

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George Bernard ShawLiberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.

—  George Bernard Shaw, 1856-1950, Irish writer, Nobel 1925

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Elbert HubbardResponsibility is the price of freedom.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Winston ChurchillThe price of greatness is responsibility.

—  Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, British Prime Minister, Nobel 1953

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Erica JongTake your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame.

—  Erica Jong, 1942-, American writer

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Duc de LevisNobility obligates.

Noblesse oblige.

—  Duc de Levis, 1764-1830, French politician & author of maxims

     (meaning: nobility or a high position extends beyond titles and requires fulfillment of social responsibilities especially in leadership roles)

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Charles de GaulleAdversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.

—  Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970, French President

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Sigmund FreudThree of life's most important areas: work, love, and taking responsibility.

—  Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939, Austrian psychologist, founder of psychoanalysis

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John KennedyThe margin is narrow, but the responsibility is clear.

—  John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963]

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John KennedyIf not us, who? If not now, when?

—  John Kennedy, 1917-1963, American President [1961-1963]

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Peter DruckerRank does not confer privilege or give power. It imposes responsibility.

—  Peter Drucker, 1909–2005, Austrian management guru

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Elbert HubbardResponsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

—  Elbert Hubbard, 1856-1915, American writer

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Lyndon JohnsonThere are plenty of recommendations on how to get out of trouble cheaply and fast. Most of them come down to this: Deny your responsibility.

—  Lyndon Johnson, 1908-1973, American President [1963-1969]

     (about withdrawing from Vietnam)

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryTo be a man is to be responsible: to be ashamed of miseries you did not cause; to be proud of your comrades' victories; to be aware, when setting one stone, that you are building a world.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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John WoodenYou are not a failure until you start blaming others for your mistakes.

—  John Wooden, 1910-2010, American basketball coach

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Mignon McLaughlinThe mark of the neurotic: to imagine that you're the only one who cares deeply for anything.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Mignon McLaughlinOne day you are an apprentice, and everybody’s pet; the next, you are coldly expected to deliver. There is never sufficient warning that the second day is coming.

—  Mignon McLaughlin, 1913-1983, American magazine editor

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Lyndon JohnsonWe did not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is no one else.

—  Lyndon Johnson, 1908-1973, American President [1963-1969]

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Antoin de Saint-ExupéryYou become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed.

—  Antoin de Saint-Exupéry, 1900-1940, French writer

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P.J. O’ RourkeOne of the annoying things about believing in free will and individual responsibility is the difficulty of finding somebody to blame your problems on.

—  P.J. O’ Rourke, 1947-2022, American columnist & writer

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Thomas SowellWe seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did, but we are all responsible for what somebody else did.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Thomas SowellMaturity is not a matter of age. You have matured when you are no longer concerned with showing how clever you are, and give your full attention to getting the job done right. Many never reach that stage, no matter how old they get.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Victor FranklI recommend that the Statue of Liberty on the East Coast be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the West Coast.

—  Victor Frankl, 1905-1997, Austrian neurologist

BouddhaI never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

—  Bouddha, 563-483 BC, Indian founder of Buddhism

BouddhaNo one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

—  Bouddha, 563-483 BC, Indian founder of Buddhism

Honoré de BalzacA mother, who is really a mother, is never free.

—  Honoré de Balzac, 1799-1850, French writer

Rudyard KiplingWe have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.

—  Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936, English writer, Nobel 1907

William Hazlitt Those who can command themselves command others.

—  William Hazlitt , 1778-1830, English essayist & critic

Hermann HesseIt is not for me to judge another man's life. I must judge, I must choose, I must spurn, purely for myself. For myself, alone.

—  Hermann Hesse, 1877-1962, German writer, Nobel 1946

Søren KierkegaardAll the shrewdness of “man” seeks one thing: to be able to live without responsibility.

—  Søren Kierkegaard, 1813-1855, Danish philosopher

P.J. O’ RourkeThere is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences.

—  P.J. O’ Rourke, 1947-2022, American columnist & writer

Thomas SowellIt is hard to imagine a more stupid or more dangerous way of making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people who pay no price for being wrong.

—  Thomas Sowell, 1930 -, American political thinker

Funny Quotes

Bill WattersonLife's a lot more fun when you're not responsible for your actions.

—  Bill Watterson, 1958-, American cartoonist

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Ancient Greek

EuripidesA king and a general has many cares.

Πόλλ’ ανδρί βασιλεί και στρατηλάτη μέλει.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Iphigeneia at Aulis

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