Julian Barnes Quotes

If any blame or fault attaches to the attempt, it is mine alone.

I am here to accept responsibility for that which I did. I will not accept responsibility for that which I did not do.

I have to take responsibility for anything that happened within its businesses.

If you are going to point a finger, you point it at me.

I must be responsible and accountable for my actions.

Don't try to shift your responsibilities on to somebody else.

Every executive function, whether superior or subordinate, should be the appointed duty of some given individual. It should be apparent to all the world who did everything, and through whose default anything was left undone. Responsibility is null when nobody knows who is responsible. Nor, even when real, can it be divided without being weakened.

Everybody just has to be held accountable for their own actions.

People are supposed to be responsible.

I don't believe in luck. Everything is our doing or undoing. If something doesn't come out right, then as a director, you have to take full responsibility. You can't just say, 'No, I gave this job to the music supervisor. They promised me they would do it, and they didn't do it.' You can't blame anyone else.

Personally I don't want to be regarded as that one person who's responsible for the title.

The great escape of our times is escape from personal responsibility for the consequences of one's own behavior.

With freedom goes responsibility, a responsibility that can only be met by the individual himself.

Do not make excuses, whether it's your fault or not.

Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.

A weakened sense of responsibility does not weaken the fact of responsibility.

No one is responsible under liberalism.

Blame is a neat little device that you can use whenever you don't want to take responsibility for something in your life. Use it and you will avoid all risks and impede your own growth.

The words It's not my fault! should never again come from your mouth. The words It's not my fault! have been symbolically written on the gravestones of unsuccessful people ever since Eve took her first bite of the apple.

I cannot shift the blame for Chechnya, for the sorrow of numerous mothers and fathers. I made the decision, therefore I am responsible.

Responsibility is a unique concept. It can only reside and inhere in a single individual. You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you. You may disclaim it, but you cannot divest yourself of it. If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.

Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.

Don't try to blame the rest of the world. The blame only lies with you. Recognize that immediately.

The most important words that have helped me in life, when things have gone right or when things have gone wrong are 'accept responsibility.'

If someone is responsible, it's me.