Michelle Bachelet Quotes

Look at my record. I have done my duty.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

I took an oath to protect the people of Arizona, and that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to keep pushing in that direction.

Nearly everything you do is of no importance, but it is important that you do it.

When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living up to the commitments you make to others. He ultimately became a judge, and he would talk to me over and over about how important it is to be fair.

You are part of that horrid expression, the best and the brightest. It can be a terrible burden if you let it be, but it is the great challenge of your time. And being a warrior in that challenge should be wondrous.

I hold an office in trust, not a title. I don't want to say it's a kamikaze approach to life, but it's ingrained.

If the blame (if there is any) can be shifted from him to me, I shall help him and our cause by taking it. I desire, therefore, that all the responsibility that can be put upon me shall go there and shall remain there.

The people gave me the responsibility of building the future of this nation. And I did it with honor.

I can't even begin to visualize myself as a five-star general... When I think of the people who are five-star generals, I can't even see myself standing in their shadow.

In the Marine Corps, your buddy is not only your classmate or fellow officer, but he is also the Marine under your command. If you don't prepare yourself to properly train him, lead him, and support him on the battlefield, then you're going to let him down. That is unforgivable in the Marine Corps.

May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!

I think, in terms of corporate philosophy, I've always believed that you've got to treat people in a very very egalitarian manner in the sense I like to treat people on a one-to-one basis. And I like people to take on a lot of responsibilities because I think with a sense of responsibility also comes a sense of purpose.

Responsibility and accountability is a big part of being in the military.

To the victor belong the responsibilities.

Leadership to me means duty, honor, country. It means character, and it means listening from time to time.

Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

Remember that you are needed. There is at least one important work to be done that will not be done unless you do it.

A trust of the greatest magnitude is committed to this legislature and the eyes of the world are upon you.

We cannot ask our soldiers to be courageous if our politicians are not.

Those who insist on the dignity of their office, show they have not deserved it.

I would rather risk my Crown than do what I think personally disgraceful ... it is impossible that the nation shall not stand by me; if they will not, they shall have another King.

When you are called, you serve