Edwin Louis Cole Quotes

You are committed to what you confess.

I take personal responsibility for everything I say.

I've learned that my word carries weight, and that's something I have to always have to keep in mind.

You've got to demand the truth from yourself.

We are not saints, but we have kept our appointment. How many people can boast as much?

No more duty can be urged upon those who are entering the great theater of life than simple loyalty to their best convictions.

A nice person is a 'yes' person, whereas a good person is a person who accepts their responsibility in things and moves forward and tries to constantly evolve and isn't afraid to say no or challenge someone or be honest or truthful.

One of the commitments I made to myself when I decided to write a book was to be brutally honest, particularly about myself.

I must be responsible and accountable for my actions.

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

I take accountability for my actions.

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

I don't make excuses.

As we make and keep commitments, even small commitments, we begin to establish an inner integrity that gives us the awareness of self-control and the courage and strength to accept more of the responsibility for our own lives. By making and keeping promises to ourselves and others, little by little, our honor becomes greater than our moods.

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking.

My dad has ingrained that in me: 'Be accountable.'

I take responsibility for myself and what I do now.

Once you realize that you're in something that you've always wanted and you don't want to lose it, you behave differently. And that means the integrity, the professionalism, and knowing what's right from wrong and still making choices that you probably wouldn't have made.

I have been given the authority over you, and I am not the best of you. If I do well, help me; and if I do wrong, set me right. Sincere regard for truth.

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

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.

There's a need for accepting responsibility - for a person's life and making choices that are not just ones for immediate short-term comfort. You need to make an investment, and the investment is in health and education.

You have to take responsibility for how you act. You can't fix everyone.

In order to be responsible, you need some discipline in your life.

Say what you know, do what you must, come what may.