Top 180 Accountability Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do.”

— Molière

152. “You build trust with others each time you choose integrity over image, truth over convenience, or honor over personal gain.”

— John C. Maxwell

153. “When you blame others, you give up your power to change.”

— Robert Anthony

154. “Give someone responsibility and they will do their best. Make them accountable and they will do even better.”

— Simon Sinek

155. “Trust doesn’t develop from always doing the right thing. Trust comes from taking responsibility when we do the wrong thing.”

— Simon Sinek

156. “If you vote and you elect dishonest, incompetent people into office who screw everything up, you are responsible for what they have done. You caused the problem; you voted them in; you have no right to complain.”

— George Carlin

157. “I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.”

— Sophocles

158. “What you do today creates every tomorrow.”

— Oprah Winfrey

159. “Don’t say, “If I could, I would.” Say, “If I can, I will.””

— Jim Rohn

160. “In life our first job is this, to divide and distinguish things into two categories: externals I cannot control, but the choices I make with regard to them I do control. Where will I find good and bad? In me, in my choices.”

— Epictetus

161. “The excuses we make destroy the results we deserve.”

— Robin S. Sharma

162. “That which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.”

— Garth Stein

163. “An error doesn’t become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.”

— O. A. Battista

164. “Leaders set high standards. Refuse to tolerate mediocrity or poor performance.”

— Brian Tracy

165. “It’s silly to try to escape other people’s faults. They are inescapable. Just try to escape your own.”

— Marcus Aurelius

166. “If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists – to protect them and to promote their common welfare – all else is lost.”

— Barack Obama

167. “In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

168. “The proactive approach to a mistake is to acknowledge it instantly, correct and learn from it. This literally turns a failure into a success.”

— Stephen R. Covey

169. “Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it’s wrong.”

— Ron Paul

170. “If you’re serious about changing your life, you’ll find a way. If you’re not, you’ll find an excuse.”

— Jen Sincero

171. “Ideas without action are worthless.”

— Harvey MacKay

172. “Choices have consequences.”

— Scott Sigler

173. “We all create the person we become by our choices as we go through life. In a real sense, by the time we are adults, we are the sum total of the choices we have made.”

— Eleanor Roosevelt

174. “Responsibilities are given to him on whom trust rests. Responsibility is always a sign of trust.”

— James Cash Penney

175. “Everybody counts or nobody counts.”

— Michael Connelly

176. “Never blame another person for your personal choices – you are still the one who must live out the consequences of your choices.”

— Caroline Myss

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

— James Allen

178. “If you don’t accept responsibility for your own actions then you are forever chained to a position of defense.”

— Holly Lisle

179. “Leadership is stewardship, it’s temporary and you’re accountable!”

— Andy Stanley

180. “Man is fully responsible for his nature and his choices.”

— Jean-Paul Sartre

181. “No one is coming to save me; no one is coming to make life right for me; no one is coming to solve my problems. If I don’t do something, nothing is going to get better.”

— Nathaniel Branden

182. “Sometimes there is no next time, no second chance, or no time out. Stop waiting. It’s now or never. When you wait, you aren’t procrastinating. You are doing something more dangerous. You are deliberately convincing yourself “now is not the time.” You are actively working against your dreams.”

— Mel Robbins

183. “Four marks of true repentance are: acknowledgement of wrong, willingness to confess it, willingness to abandon it, and willingness to make restitution.”

— Corrie ten Boom

184. “I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.”

— George Washington

185. “Thou shalt not be a victim, thou shalt not be a perpetrator, but, above all, thou shalt not be a bystander.”

— Yehuda Bauer

186. “Show me an organization in which employees take ownership, and I will show you one that beats its competitors.”

— D. Michael Abrashoff

187. “Stand up, be bold, and take the blame on your own shoulders. Do not go about throwing mud at others; for all the faults you suffer from, you are the sole and only cause.”

— Swami Vivekananda

188. “There is an expiry date on blaming your parents for steering you in the wrong direction; the moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.”

— J.K. Rowling

189. “Don’t waste time on excuses. Just get it done.”

— Ralph Marston

190. “Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.”

— John D. Rockefeller

191. “If you are wrong, admit it quickly and emphatically.”

— Dale Carnegie

192. “You’re responsible for yourself. You messed up your life, and it’s up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it for you – for any of you.”

— Louis Sachar

193. “Life will let you get away with something for a while, but sooner or later, you will pay the price. Everything you do in life causes the effects that you experience. When you get the bill, be prepared to pay.”

— Iyanla Vanzant

194. “I agree with Dante, that the hottest places in hell are reserved for those who, in a period of moral crisis, maintain their neutrality.”

— Martin Luther King Jr.

195. “If it is important to you, you will find a way. If not, you’ll find an excuse.”

— Ryan Blair