Accountability Quotes

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

A person may cause evil to others not only by his actions but by his inaction, and in either case he is justly accountable to them for the injury.

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.

Success is more permanent when you achieve it without destroying your principles.

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?

Restoring responsibility and accountability is essential to the economic and fiscal health of our nation.

The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.

'No Child Left Behind' requires states and school districts to ensure that all students are learning and are reaching their highest potential. Special education students should not be left out of these accountability mechanisms.

A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer.

We must perfect a worldwide system of accountability for nuclear, biological and chemical weapons.

The word accounting comes from the word accountability. If you are going to be rich, you need to be accountable for your money.

Hold us accountable. There's no accountability in Washington. Drain the swamp.

An authentic spirituality does not cater to culture; it calls culture to accountability.

The vast possibilities of our great future will become realities only if we make ourselves responsible for those realities.

Ability is a wonderful thing, but its value is greatly enhanced by dependability. Ability implies repeatability and accountability.

Grace does not cancel out our responsibility or accountability for the things God has given us to do.

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.

We will seek to implement specific changes in the manufacturing and distribution practices to promote more responsibility and accountability.

Self-examination is the process of accountability to your soul...It is far better to "become" your truth than to speak your truth. Self-examination is the practice of becoming your truth.

So what am I willing to do? Do my work heartily, unto the Lord. There is no higher accountability in life than to do something for God. So that's kind of how I operate.

I learned in an extremely hard way that the accountability falls with me.

There's not a chance we'll reach our full potential until we stop blaming each other and start practicing personal accountability.

Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions. When there is no sharing of power, no rule of law, no accountability, there is abuse, corruption, subjugation and indignation.

Never promise more than you can perform.

What is called 'capitalism'is basically a system of corporate mercantilism, with huge and largely unaccountable private tyrannies exercising vast control over the economy, political systems, and social and cultural life, operating in close cooperation with powerful states that intervene massively in the domestic economy and international society.