We need to restore the full meaning of that old word, duty. It is the other side of rights. – Pearl Buck
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off. – Colin Powell
With every civil right there has to be a corresponding civil obligation. – Edison Haines
When there is hell to pay, it is usually cheaper to pay it than to finance an endless purgatory. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
I believe that every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty. – John D. Rockefeller, Jr.
Take your life in your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing: no one to blame. – Erica Jong
When you blame others, you give up your power to change. – Author Unknown
The ultimate folly is to think that something crucial to your welfare is being taken care of for you. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Even when we know what is right, too often we fail to act. More often we grab greedily for the day, letting tomorrow bring what it will, putting off the unpleasant and unpopular. – Bernard M. Baruch
The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny. – Albert Ellis
Duty is what one expects from others. – Oscar Wilde
With great rights come great responsibilities. To those whom much has been given, much will be asked (time, talent, and treasure). – David C. Hill, ***Dave Does the Blog (hill-kleerup.org/blog)
A new position of responsibility will usually show a man to be a far stronger creature than was supposed. – William James
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. – Jim Rohn
You are not responsible for the programming you picked up in childhood. However, as an adult, you are one hundred percent responsible for fixing it. – Ken Keyes, Jr.
Few things help an individual more than to place responsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him. – Booker T. Washington
Put on your big girl panties and deal with it. – Author Unknown
