Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page [481-500] of 1002 Responsibility quotesResponsibility QuotesResponsibility Previous 20 quotes Next 20 quotes What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?~ Jesus of Nazareth Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For everyone that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.~ Jesus of Nazareth Never ruin an apology with an excuse.~ Kimberly Johnson Courage is the first of all the virtues because if you haven't courage, you may not have the opportunity to use any of the others.~ Dr. Samuel Johnson Wisdom is knowing what to do next; virtue is doing it.~ David Starr Jordan People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions are made by a majority of those who make themselves heard and who vote -- a very different thing.~ Walter H. Judd Now that no one buys our votes, the public has long since cast off its cares; for the people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now meddles no more and longs eagerly for just two things -- bread and circuses.~ Juvenal Quis costodiet ipsos custodies? (Who will watch the watchers?)~ Juvenal It is not necessary that whilst I live I live happily; but it is necessary that so long as I live I should live honourably.~ Immanuel Kant It is, therefore, a fact of law and of practical necessity that individuals are responsible for their own personal safety, and that of their loved ones. Police protection must be recognized for what it is: only an auxiliary general deterrent.~ Peter Alan Kasler Simply according artistic works the same protection as nonartistic works may not be sufficient to protect creativity. After all, the very essence of artistic expression is invention and artists necessarily draw on their own experience. But if the rules of liability are unclear, artists will not be able to know how much disguise is sufficient to protect their claims from the claims of those who may see themselves in the portrayals.~ Irving Kaufman I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.~ Helen Keller To say "I have to" is to speak the language of compulsion, duty, authority -- the language of injunctions imposed on us from without. Objectivism is not a duty ethic, but an ethic of values, the ultimate value being one's own life and happiness. The language of values is "I want" and "I will": I want this, and I will do what it takes to get it.~ David Kelley We have met the enemy and he is us.~ Walt Kelly Activate yourself to duty by remembering your position, who you are, and what you have obliged yourself to be.~ Thomas Kempis Freedom is like taking a bath -- you have to keep doing it every day!~ Florynce Kennedy Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.~ John F. Kennedy We must use time as a tool, not as a crutch.~ John F. Kennedy And so, my fellow Americans: Ask not what your country can do for you -- ask what you can do for your country. My fellow citizens of the world: Ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.~ John F. Kennedy A man does what he must -- in spite of personal consequences, in spite of obstacles and dangers -- and this is the basis of all human morality.~ John F. Kennedy Previous 20 quotes Next 20 quotes Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print