Anna Julia Cooper Quotes

It's about working when nobody's watching.

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it is because he will not.

There's only one law you gotta follow to keep outta trouble. Do it first, do it yourself, and keep on doin' it.

Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.

True liberty consists only in the power of doing what we ought to well, and in not being constrained to do what we ought not to do.

Anything which tends to bring a greater sense of responsibility to individuals should be encouraged.

We need to hold ourselves accountable for the work we do and the choices we make.

Weak men act to satisfy their needs, stronger men their duties.

Everyone ought to bear patiently the results of his own conduct.

Character isn't something you were born with and can't change, like your fingerprints. It's something you weren't born with and must take responsibility for forming.

Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.

We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.

It is up to us to make the right choice and the right decisions.

Absolute liberty is absence of restraint; responsibility is restraint; therefore, the ideally free individual is responsible to himself.

I was always the type of person that whenever I started something I finished it. And, I was always held accountable for my actions.

Keep your eye on what you're responsible to and what you're responsible for, and that'll keep you right.

I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself.

Discipline is just doing the same thing the right way whether anyone's watching or not.

It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish.

The willingness to accept responsibility for one's own life is the source from which self-respect springs.

To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible.

May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right.

I never rebelled against my parents - I worked hard, I was responsible, and I didn't go to high-school parties.

I'm really only responsible for my own actions.

The most valuable of all education is the ability to make yourself do the thing you have to do, when it has to be done, whether you like it or not.