Kami Garcia Quotes

You can't run a society or cope with its problems if people are not held accountable for what they do.

Here's the teaching point, if you're teaching kids about intelligence and policy: Intelligence does not absolve policymakers of responsibility to ask tough questions, and it doesn't absolve them of having curiosity about the consequences of their actions.

Every human must take responsibility for his actions.

What I worry about is that when problems are not addressed, people will not know who is responsible.

Tom Clarke is dead. He has not our responsibilities. Nobody will ever know what he would do for the situation did not arise for him. But is has risen for us and we must face it with our intelligence and conscious of our responsibility.

We are responsible for what we do, and also for the influence of our example.

Our task is to be responsible for our speech, acts and political standpoint. These must be in conformity with the people's ideas and interests

We have, all of us, our duties. Every action of our lives, and every word that we utter, will either conduce to or detract from the discharge of our duty.

In my life as a soldier and citizen, I have seen time and time again that inaction has dire consequences.

As a teenager, my dad taught me about the idea of unintended consequences, and I've had the experience, and how to deal with it, pounded into my soul over the years.

That's the true meaning of being a leader: being able to deal with the consequences and take the responsibility for it. That's who I want to be.

It's time for people to hold these athletes accountable for their actions.

I'm not immune to disciplinary problems and it's up to me to make strong choices. It's my responsibility.

Curiously enough, it is often the people who refuse to assume any responsibility who are apt to be the sharpest critics of those who do.

Even if it's not your fault, it's your responsibility.

Do your duty today and repent tomorrow.

Failing to hold someone accountable is ultimately an act of selfishness.

Great power involves great responsibility

You are responsible for what you have done and the people whom you have influenced.

Because others have let us down, it is now our duty to face the hard truths and do the right thing--no matter the personal cost.

Consequences don’t just go away. They aren’t suddenly dissolved just because forgiveness has been desired or given.

There's responsibility, but there's also accountability. You have to be accountable for your actions. You have to stand at your locker when things are going bad.

I have a responsibility to tell the truth. The truth about what we've done, and what we'll do.

You must accept responsibility for your actions. This doesn't include reactions, interactions or transactions if you're thinkin' loophole.

Accountability doesn't mean apologizing.