J. K. Rowling Quotes

That person has to be accountable for himself. I think that's what we have to do in society today is to be accountable for yourself. I think we have the tendency to always want to live someone else's life.

You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.

I think that's the moment when we all grow up, when we stop blaming our parents for the messes we've made out of our lives and start owning the consequences of our actions.

The way I look at it, I'd rather make my own mistakes than have people make them for me.

Responsibility is the thing people dread most of all. Yet it is the one thing in the world that develops us, gives us manhood or womanhood fiber.

It was a question of helping a man prepare in the way that suits him best. The theory is if you give a man responsibility for his own actions, then it is up to him to accept that responsibility.

The more control you have over your life, the more responsible you feel for your own success - or failure.

You have to eventually grow up and take control of your life, which is very hard to do.

As you grow and mature, you will want and will earn more freedom to live your lives your way and to make your own choices. This you should do.

My words are my own, and my actions are my ministers.'

When one has genuinely chosen a course for oneself it cannot be possible to hold another responsible for it.

Man must assume responsibility for the direction of his life and destiny.

Taking responsibility for your own life is not a Left wing idea

No more excuses. I can't blame anything on my parents. I'm responsible for my mistakes and my choices.

Maturity begins on the day we accept responsibility for our own actions.

Losers blame their parents; Failures blame their kids.

we're responsible for our own lives.

Don't blame anyone or anything for your situation or problems. When you do that, you are saying that you are powerless over your own life—which is utter crap. An empowering step to reclaiming your life is taking responsibility.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

After all, we are not children. It's time we planned our life.

When you grow up your mother says, 'Wear rubbers or you'll catch cold.' When you become an adult you discover that you have the right not to wear rubbers and to see if you catch cold or not. It's something like that.

Becoming an adult means leaving the world of your parents and starting to make your way toward the future that you will share with your peers.

I think there are huge lessons there, for young people who are getting started in life, as well as other people. And that is, to take responsibility for your own life. Only you are responsible for the course you take from there.

Grown men do not need leaders.

I think I'm mostly looking forward to the college life. I'm looking forward to more freedom. Here everything is really structured and scheduled, but in college you've got to be more responsible and you can get things done on your own time. I'm really looking forward to that.