Quotes about Accountability

No man is hindered by another; he is only hindered by himself. No man suffers because of another; he suffers only because of himself.

In a justly ordered universe, where loss of equipoise would mean total destruction, individual responsibility must be absolute.

A man's weakness and strength, purity and impurity, are his own, and not another man's; they are brought about by himself, and not by another; and they can only be altered by himself, never by another. His condition is also his own, and not another man's. His suffering and his happiness are evolved from within. As he thinks, so he is; as he continues to think, so he remains.

When a man burns himself, does he accuse the fire? Therefore, when a man suffers, let him look for some ignorance or disobedience within himself.

Francis is at the mercy of an incoherent Catholic morality about all kinds of sexual expression, and he seems incapable of bringing the needed moral clarity and essential new structure of accountability. That incoherence in ethics and morality is itself essential to the malignant culture of clericalism that imprisons many, including the Pope.

For too long, people in Washington and Congress point fingers at each other, even as millions of middle-class Americans remain unemployed and our economy continues to sputter. They must realize that we are all in this together, and I respectfully submit that the best way to remind Congress of this is to tie their pay to their collective results.

One who cannot swim must not blame the water.

Look, I do spray flies, but I have a really big conscience.

A man is responsible for his ignorance.

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man

If a man is unhappy, remember that his unhappiness is his own fault, for God made all men to be happy.

A great man left a watchword that we can well repeat: "There is no indispensable man"