Shared Burden Quotes

The rain does not fall on one roof alone

When a good man is hurt, all who would be called good must suffer with him.

And when one of you falls down he falls for those behind him, a caution against the stumbling stone. Ay, and he falls for those ahead of him, who though faster and surer of foot, yet removed not the stumbling stone.

We cannot pretend that Messi will solve all the problems. He cannot carry everything on his shoulders.

Light is the task where many share the toil.

This is not Johnson's war. This is America's war. If I drop dead tomorrow, this war will still be with you.

At some point, you can't lift this boulder with just your own strength. And if you find that you need to move bigger and bigger boulders up hills, you will need more and more help.

There is no country in the world that rests on the shoulders of one man.

Everyone carries a part of society on his shoulders; no one is relieved of his share of responsibility …

Suffering, if it is accepted together, borne together, is joy.

The lessons from the peace process are clear; whatever life throws at us, our individual responses will be all the stronger for working together and sharing the load.

Two buckets were easier carried than one. / I grew up in between.

Marriage is not merely sharing the fettucini, but sharing the burden of finding the fettucini restaurant in the first place.

Slavery is something that is all too often swept under the carpet. The shame doesn't even belong to us, but we still experience it because we're a part of the African race. If it happened to one, it happened to all. We carry that burden.

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...

The absence of shared sacrifice in this country shames us.

We must defend our NATO allies, but we should also ensure that everyone pays their fair share. The United States shouldn't be responsible for funding other countries' shares.

Divided responsibility is no responsibility.

You stand out in the crowd only because you have these many, many carrying you on their shoulders.

One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition that money is being spent effectively and that everyone is paying their part.

... the even more fundamental task that lies before the leader of a democracy is to bring to the people the realization that true democracy is the effort of the people individually to carry their share of the burden of government.

How many of you people want to pay for your neighbor's mortgage?

Your trouble's easy borne when everybody gives it a lift for you.

American leadership is not simply a matter of going it alone and bearing all of the burden ourselves.