201 quotes found
“It is better to stay single and wait for the one that makes sense then to marry someone that makes absolutely no sense. The moment you settle is when the one person that makes all the sense in the ...”
“When Im at the bottom looking up, the main question may not be how do I get out of this hole? In reality, the main question might be how do I get rid of the shovel that I used to dig it?”
“The older you get the more you realize that just because someone has an important job doesn't necessarily mean that they do it responsibly, or are even good at it. There are many 'D' students runni...”
“Telling the truth may cause a few seconds of pain, but there's no medicine that can manage the pain of keeping lies.”
“Secret elisions within families are suddenly revealed by self-execution, and just as quickly sheeted with excuses, blame, and counter-blame. But sense is made of the world only through relationship...”
“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 ...”
“The reason placing blame repeatedly fails to work is that I repeatedly place it on everyone else instead of where it actually belongs.”
“Some want, to be exempt. They do not want to excel, they do not want to exert. They want to be considered excellent, for desiring to be held exempt, from all accountability.”
“Just because you're an adult doesn't mean you're grown up. Growing up means being patient, holding your temper, cutting out the self-pity, and quitting with the righteous indignation.''Why do so ma...”
“There is no fault, only responsibility.”
“An apology can be a wonderful thing so long as it is infrequent and from the heart. However, beware of the person who justifies bad behavior with apologies. For them it is a means to an end, and qu...”
“When a bully is held accountable for his actions, his future actions will change. Bad behavior only continues for those who allow it.”
“Since when has irresponsibility and lack of accountability in public service become a Nigerian factor?”
“The dark might be dark, but at least we dont have to look at ourselves when were standing in it.”
“The people who say poverty is no excuse for low performance are now using teacher accountability as an excuse for doing nothing about poverty.”
“Character is less about what we do wrong And All about what we make right....”
“Accountability is the essence of democracy. If people do not know what their government is doing, they cannot be truly self-governing. The national security state assumes the government secrets are...”
“We choose to remain angry. Someone else may have initiated the anger but we choose whether we remain in this state or not.”
“I will either adamantly prioritize my agendas at the expense of the truth, or I will consistently bring my agendas into unrelenting obedience to the truth. And if for some reason youre trying to de...”
“In our tribunal, we look only at personal criminal responsibility in a very tightly defined, narrow way and we demand proof beyond a resonable doubt about the involvement of the individual. We do n...”
