Favorite Quotations
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Responsibility, 3
Reason for Hope: A Spiritual Journey
"We cannot restore integrity and morality to our society until each of us--singly and individually--takes responsibility for our actions." ~ Harry Emerson Fosdick
I am responsible. Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening, I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life. Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character. ~ Walter Anderson
Nothing strengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individual responsibility. ~ Elizabeth Cady Stanton
The three most difficult words to speak are, "I was wrong." ~ Richard Nixon, IBD, 9/6/06
Ninety-nine percent of failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses. ~ George Washington Carver, IBD, 1/16/04
Many have forgotten this truth, but you must not forget it. You remain responsible forever, for what you have tamed. ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery, The Little Prince