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Accountability Quotes


"I know you would like to blame the world, but the fact is that life is an 'up to you' thing."


"Mahon's wife stared down at us. Her hands went to her hips. "Which one of you idiots wants to explain to me what the hell is going on?"With great effort I raised my arm and pointed in Mahon's general direction. "Him."


"You cannot break any of God`s laws, you can only break yourself."


"The devil doesn't make anyone do anything. People just do things and blame the devil after."


"Apology means nothing without change, you have to follow it up with action."


"The pressure of adversity is the most powerful sustainer of accountability. It's as though everything you do is multiplied by 50 in order to surpass those with a head-start. I was never capable of slacking when at the threshold of failure."


"God does not have any business with irresponsible people."


"No one would argue that we owe a debt of gratitude to the Goliath Corporation. They helped us to rebuild after the Second War and it should not be forgotten. Of late, however, it seems as though the Goliath Corporation is falling far short of its promises of fairness and altruism. We are finding ourselves now in the unfortunate position of continuing to pay back a debt that has long since been paid--with interest..."


"AT any given time we are either taking Ownership or Blaming, Ownership is a better choice!!"


"We often blame our government for their lack of responsibility, socially and politically. We forget that that is only a result of the societal irresponsibility in general."


"A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws."


"The level of our responsibility in things of God determines our level of prosperity."


"Responsibility n: A detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God Fate Fortune Luck or one's neighbour. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star."


"360° Accountability. As an Entrepreneur, you are held: Accountable to God, Accountable to Your Family, Accountable to Your Team, Accountable to Your Clients, Accountable to Yourself, Accountable to Your Outcome."


"The attempt of trying to solve a problem without analyzing responsibilities is like trying to understand why a gun was shot without talking to the one using it."


"We must stop calling corruption a "Nigerian factor"."


"If you remember your past too well you start blaming your present for it. Look what they did to me, that's what caused me to be like this, it's not my fault. Permit me to correct you: it probably is your fault. And kindly spare me the details."


"Why should the killers of the world be "the future" and not us?"


"Since when has irresponsibility and lack of accountability in public service become a Nigerian factor?"


"Those who are not working toward a better life and those who do not take responsibility for their destinies do not have victories."


"All of us will give an account to God about our life on earth, about our position and actions."


"There are no innocent bystanders ... what are they doing there in the first place?"


"You'd think (losing his job and degree for having made false claims as a researcher) would be a lesson to him," said Miss Hillyard. "It didn't pay, did it? Say he sacrificed his professional honour for the women and children we hear so much about -- but in the end it left him worse of."But that," said Peter, "was only because he committed the extra sin of being found out."
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