Quotes by Responsibility I have a cat, the pet that ranks just above a throw pillow in terms of required responsibility. Anna Quindlen catresponsibilitypet Young men kill someone for a handful of coins, then are remorseless, even casual: Hey, man, things happen. And their parents nab the culprit: it was the city, the cops, the system, the crowd, the music. Anyone but him. Anyone but me. Anna Quindlen citiesresponsibilitymen Adolescence is a tough time for parent and child alike. It is a time between: between childhood and maturity, between parental protection and personal responsibility, between life stage- managed by grown-ups and life privately held. Anna Quindlen maturityresponsibilitychildren That is supposed to be the rallying cry of women in the age of AIDS: no condom, no sex. But the dirty little secret is that the rallying cry is a whisper.... The great unspoken on the heterosexual AIDS front has been how behavior is still determined by the old psychosexual minuet of the sexes, the lack of responsibility in young men and of assertiveness in young women. Anna Quindlen responsibilitysexdirty I have a big responsibility to my licenses. All my licenses draw from and take ideas from the runway. Anna Sui runwayresponsibilityideas I'm very good at delegating - people work much better when they have a real sense of responsibility. But at the same time, I don't like surprises. I don't pore over every shoot, but I do like to be aware at all times of what's going on. Anna Wintour realresponsibilitypeople The evolution of a bourgeoisie is a healthy phenomenon when it grows and prospers thanks to bourgeois values: hard work, honesty, personal responsibility. Anne Applebaum honestyhard-workresponsibility It is easier to kill than to heal. It is easier to destroy than to preserve. It is easier to tear down than to build. Those who feed on destructive emotions and ambitions and deny the responsibilities that are the price of wielding power can bring down everything you care for and would protect. Be on guard, always. Anne Bishop tearsambitionresponsibility Muses are fickle, and many a writer, peering into the voice, has escaped paralysis by ascribing the creative responsibility to a talisman: a lucky charm, a brand of paper, but most often a writing instrument. Am I writing well? Thank my pen. Am I writing badly? Don't blame me blame my pen. By such displacements does the fearful imagination defend itself. Anne Fadiman voiceresponsibilitywriting Is discord going to show itself while we are still fighting, is the Jew once again worth less than another? Oh, it is sad, very sad, that once more, for the umpteenth time, the old truth is confirmed: What one Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does is thrown back at all Jews. Anne Frank fightingresponsibilitychristian What one Christian does is his own responsibility, what one Jew does is thrown back at all Jews. Anne Frank responsibilitychristianjustice I'm not attempting to be a role model but I accept that roles I've played put me in that position. I don't feel a huge responsibility as an actress to put my young fan base first. Anne Hathaway role-modelsfansresponsibility Never let me hear you say it's someone else's fault. It often is, but you must never shirk your own responsibility ... You can't change others, but you can do something about a fault in yourself. Anne Holm faultsoften-isresponsibility Left to my own devices, my first inclination is to mess in other people's lives. I secretly believe my whole family, and really the whole world, is my responsibility. Anne Lamott responsibilitybelievepeople There's a tremendous loss of talent to businesses who cannot make room for their employees to attend to family responsibilities. It really amounts to corporate waste: They hire really talented women and then lose them because they can't find ways to keep them productive and content the minute they can't "lean in." Anne-Marie Slaughter responsibilitylossway Our approach [to global security] has changed by the way we've elevated development. The biggest lesson is to recognize global responsibility. Anne-Marie Slaughter lessonsdevelopmentresponsibility We are bothered a good deal by people who assume the responsibility of the world when God is neglectful. Anne Sullivan Macy responsibilitypeopleworld Someone ought to do it, but why should I? Someone ought to do it, so why not I? Between these two sentences lie whole centuries of moral evolution. Annie Besant responsibilitytwolying I feel a responsibility to my backyard. I want it to be taken care of and protected. Annie Leibovitz artisttakenresponsibility Is it a good hot dog? That’s all I want to know … I don’t think the personal health and purity of my colon is that important compared to pleasure. As a chef, I’m not your dietitian or your ethicist. I’m in the pleasure business …. My responsibility is to give you the most delicious tomato that I can afford, given the circumstances, and maybe increase the likelihood that you get laid after dinner. Anthony Bourdain responsibilitydogthinking«1011121314151617181920»
