#responsibility

In the inner city, there's a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I've gotta love me more than anybody else loves me. ↗

— Mary J. Blige

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But without a caring society, without each citizen voluntarily accepting the weight of responsibility, government is destined to grow even larger, taking more of your money, burrowing deeper into your lives. ↗

— Jeb Bush

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It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions. ↗

— David Blunkett

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But any perception of this application being speeded up requires me to take responsibility. ↗

— David Blunkett

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I begin to feel like most Americans don't understand the First Amendment, don't understand the idea of freedom of speech, and don't understand that it's the responsibility of the citizen to speak out. ↗

— Roger Ebert

#begin #citizen #feel #first #first amendment

Our only responsibility is to live our own life and take care of our own children. ↗

— Leon Kass

#children #life #live #only #our

Presidents do not go into war lightly. It's a tremendous responsibility in making decisions, and I know Bush must deeply believe this is the only course. ↗

— Julie Nixon Eisenhower

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We need not be theologians to see that we have shifted responsibility for making the world interesting from God to the newspaperman. ↗

— Daniel J. Boorstin

#interesting #making #need #newspaperman #responsibility

Having felt people's love and support first hand through difficult moments in my life makes me feel it's our responsibility to help one another. ↗

— Gloria Estefan

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The responsibility of carrying and bringing a new life into this world is one that cannot be taken lightly. ↗

— Gloria Estefan

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