Accountability Quotes - Page 6

• Mankind must put an end to war before war puts an end to mankind.

  John F. Kennedy

  Inspirational, Peace, Strong

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• Educate and inform the whole mass of the people... They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.

  Thomas Jefferson

  Education, Wisdom, People

  Thomas Jefferson (1829). “Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson”

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• While I do commend the Administration on its commitment and focus on high school reform, I believe that we must focus on graduation as the key accountability measure.

  Ruben Hinojosa

  Inspirational, Funny, Graduation

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• In addition to demanding answers and accountability from the Veterans Administration, Congress had to act to ensure veterans do not suffer because of the actions of a federal agency.

  Doc Hastings

  Agency, Suffering, Answers

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• But in Congress, accountability is just a catch phrase, usually directed elsewhere. Demands to personal responsibility or corporate accountability abound, but rarely congressional accountability or fiscal responsibility.

  Melissa Bean

  Responsibility, Phrases, Demand

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• On issue after issue, the polls - and these are not snapshot polls; these are polls over a consistent period of time - show that most Americans share what one could call core liberal or progressive values: investment in health care and education over tax cuts; fair trade over free trade; corporate accountability over deregulation; environmental protection over laissez-faire policies; defending Social Security and Medicare over privatizing them; raising the minimum wage over eliminating it. The country prefers progressive alternatives to the failed policies of the conservative right.

  Katrina vanden Heuvel

  Country, Health, Cutting

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• The irony of the matter is that the future generations do not have a vote. In effect, we hold their proxy.

  Charles J. Hitch

  Generations, Matter, Irony

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• If one meets a powerful person--Adolf Hitler, Joe Stalin or Bill Gates--ask them five questions: "What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you exercise it? To whom are you accountable? And how can we get rid of you?

  Tony Benn

  Exercise, Power, Political

  Members in the Commons Hansard Debates, publications.parliament.uk. March 22, 2001.

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• Professional accountability is a good thing. Without it, excellence is merely a pipe dream and even average performance isn't a realistic expectation.

  Leon F. "Lee" Ellis

  Dream, Average, Expectations

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• Journalism is the only profession explicitly protected by the U.S. Constitution, because journalists are supposed to be the check and balance on government. We're supposed to be holding those in power accountable. We're not supposed to be their megaphone. That's what the corporate media have become.

  Amy Goodman

  Power, Government, Media

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• I am lord of myself, accountable to none.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Philanthropy, Lord, Character Education

  Benjamin Franklin (19??). “The life and letters of Benjamin Franklin”

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• Everything is about accountability to the American people, accountability of the executive branch ... [and] accountability of the oversight of the Congress.

  Jay Rockefeller

  People, Branches, Executive Branch

  "Democrats close Senate to push war probe". www.cnn.com. November 1, 2005.

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• 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 too important to be shared, that only those in the know can see classified information, that only the president has all the facts, that we must simply trust that our rulers of acting in our interest.

  Garry Wills

  Government, Self, Essence

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• Christ is to be answerable for all those that are given to Him, at the last day, and therefore we need not doubt but that He will certainly employ all the power of His Godhead to secure and save all those that He must be accountable for. Christ's charge and care of these that are given to Him, extends even to the very day of their resurrection, that He may not so much as lose their dust, but gather it together again, and raise it up in glory to be a proof of His fidelity; for, saith He, "I shall lose nothing, but raise it up again at the last day."

  Thomas Brooks

  Christian, Jesus, Caring

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• The traditional managerial mind-set is an analytical mind-set. It is about creating accountability and defining responsibilities.

  John Kao

  Responsibility, Creating, Mind

  Interview with Joel Kurtzman, www.strategy-business.com. October 1, 1996.

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• I call on people to be 'obsessed citizens,' forever questioning and asking for accountability. That's the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.

  Ai Weiwei

  Happy Life, People, Forever

  "Our Duty Is to Remember Sichuan". www.theguardian.com. May 25, 2009.

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• We're building a culture of accountability, trust, and togetherness. Entitlement will not be tolerated

  Brad Stevens

  Trust, Basketball, Nba

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• Forgiving yourself, not guilt, increases personal accountability.

  David D. Burns

  Personal Accountability, Forgiving, Guilt

  Source: time.com

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• If you have integrity, nothing else matters. If you don't have integrity, nothing else matters.

  Alan K. Simpson

  Honesty, Integrity, Inspiration

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• Accountability doesn't mean apologizing.

  Nate Silver

  Mean, Apologizing

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• Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.

  Brené Brown

  Meaningful, Spiritual, Creativity

  Brené Brown (2012). “Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead”, p.37, Penguin

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• I think self-reliance and self-responsibility and self-accountability will help you as a parent, a teacher, as a citizen as a friend.

  Henry Rollins

  Teacher, Responsibility, Thinking

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• We just have to have visibility. We have to have acknowledgement. We have to have accountability to how we treat one another.

  Zachary Quinto

  Visibility, Treats, Acknowledgement

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• The degradation of our environment is undeniably a direct result of our lack of regard, lack of accountability, and lack of responsibility.

  Nikki Reed

  Responsibility, Degradation, Environment

  "19 VIPs Who Get Climate Change Better Than Congress" by Jacqueline Howard, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 4, 2015.

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• We know that the two most important things in a child's education are a good teacher and an involved parent. You don't foster those things with a bloated federal bureaucracy - you encourage them when you support choice and accountability.

  Carly Fiorina

  Teacher, Children, Two

  "Carly Fiorina Answers 12 Christian Post Questions for Every Presidential Candidate". Interview with Napp Nazworth, www.christianpost.com. January 4, 2016.

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