Diana Wynne Jones Quotes

A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be big.

Human affairs are not serious, but they have to be taken seriously.

A new era of responsibility is here.

A tremendous social responsibility comes with being a successful public performer.

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.

You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.

Most of us are going through life without interrogating whether our decision-making processes are fit for purpose. And that's something we need to change - especially when the stakes are high and the decisions are of real import.

The decisions you make affect a lot of people. You have investors, employees, and customers who all rely on you. Being a leader is a 24-hour-a-day job.

I say you play a part, you don't work one.

I feel like I delivered a blow, an unfortunate blow to a profession that not only did I personally love doing but that I value for society.

If there's anything about someone's life that's important enough to make a movie about it, I have to take responsibility to get all of it right. It's a huge responsibility.

We have to be careful in how we use this light shined on us.

Fear, born of that stern matron, Responsibility.

In each action we must look beyond the action at our past, present, and future state, and at others whom it affects, and see the relations of all those things. And then we shall be very cautious.

Fellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.

Like a precious family heirloom, freedom is not just ours to enjoy, but to treasure, protect, and pass on to future generations.

Whatever we do or fail to do will influence the course of history.

We must all live so that our children do not have to pay for our deeds.

Posterity! You will never know how much it cost the present generation to preserve your freedom.

The eyes of all America are upon us; as we play our part … posterity will bless or curse us.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

When I think about my legacy, I think about the world that we leave behind for our children.

The bigger your platform gets - it kind of feels like being Godzilla sometimes. You make a slight move and you can accidentally knock over a building. It's a tough thing to navigate.

I take my role very seriously.

I don't know if somehow success has made me conservative. With every passing year and with every success, I get more aware of the responsibility on my shoulders.