Bret Bielema Quotes

If there's something wrong, speak up!

There are things that need to be said... and I think it's my obligation to say them.

It is forgivable to say nothing out of ignorance; it's inexcusable to remain silent once awareness dawns.

Americans believe that if you know something, you should do something about it.

I live in a kind of controlled awareness. I wouldn't call it fear, but it's an awareness. I know I have a responsibility to behave in a certain way. I'm able to do that.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

People tend to forget their duties but remember their rights.

I'm just becoming more and more aware of this truly profound responsibility that we carry as individuals. And it's a responsibility not only to ourselves and to our families, but to the billions of people who still have to come in the future who will be dealing with our legacy.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

I think that all people who feel that there is injustice in the world anywhere should learn as much of it as they can bear. That is our duty.

I suppose that is my central obsession. What we owe to society, what we owe to ourselves.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

With wealth, one is in a position of responsibility. You must try to help others. It is as simple as that.

But we must create in each person a sense of responsibility in order that each one of us can have the right to enjoy all his rights.

Responsibility has become the fundamental imperative in modern civilization, and it should be an unavoidable criterion to assess and evaluate human actions, including, in a special way, development activities.

So I think we have an obligation with our size to make sure that we are open to what people have to say to us because the people who criticize us, they're not all mean-spirited.

From those to whom much is given, much is expected. I have been given much - the love of my family, the faith and trust of the people of New York, and the chance to lead this state. I am deeply sorry that I did not live up to what was expected of me.

I hate writing. There are a million other things I'd rather be doing. I write because I have to. Because if I feel so strongly about what is happening to animals, and I don't do anything to help them, who will?

One must always be aware, to notice even though the cost of noticing is to become responsible.

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of public service.

We live in a prosperous country. And our prosperity is not only a blessing—it’s also an obligation.

All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise.

If you accept the privilege of public service, you had better understand the responsibilities of public service.

To a reluctant admission of the necessity for State action, we join a burning belief in duty.