“Let us admit that most of us writers feel an essential aversion to politics. By taking such a position, however, we accept the perverted principle of specialization, according to which some are paid to write about the horrors of the world and human responsibility and others to deal with those horrors and bear the human responsibility for them.” WorldFeelsWritingHumansDealsResponsibilityAcceptingPrinciplesPositionBearsHorrorEssentialsPaidAversionSpecialization Author:Vaclav Havel
“Anyone who wishes to combine domestic responsibilities and paid employment with the least stress and most enjoyment might start by pondering this paradox: the first step to better functioning is to stop blaming herself for not functioning well enough.” FirstsWellsEnoughMightWishResponsibilityStepsStressPaidBlameEmploymentEnjoymentParadoxFirst StepsPondering Book:Juggling: The Unexpected Advantages of Balancing Career and Home for Women and Their Families Source: Juggling: The Unexpected Advantages of Balancing Career and Home for Women and Their Families
“We've learned that women can and should do 'men's jobs,' for instance, and we've won the principle (if not the fact) of getting equal pay. But we haven't yet established the principle (much less the fact) that men can and should do 'women's jobs': that homemaking and child-rearing are as much a man's responsibility, too, and that those jobs in which women are concentrated outside the home would probably be better paid if more men became secretaries, file clerks, and nurses, too.” IfsMenShouldChildrenFactsHomeJobsPayResponsibilityPrinciplesHavensEqualPaidEqualityInstanceNurseSecretaryFilesClerksEqual PayChild RearingHomemaking Author:Gloria Steinem
“Wouldn't it be better for the human spirit and for the soul of this nation to encourage people to accept more responsibility to care for each other rather than leaving those tasks to paid bureaucrats.” PeopleHumansSoulCareSpiritNationsResponsibilityAcceptingTasksPaidLeavingHuman SpiritBureaucrats Book:Ronald Reagan Source: Ronald Reagan
“There are bills to be paid, machines to keep in repair, Irregular verbs to learn, the Time Being to redeem From insignificance.” ResponsibilityDutyMachinesPaidBillsVerbsInsignificanceIrregular Verbs Author:W. H. Auden
“Just the responsibility of wanting to see my mother have a better life; making sure my sister had a better life. I went ahead and accepted that responsibility when I was young and it paid off. That was really the only goal.” YoungMotherGoalResponsibilityPaidAcceptedMy SisterBetter LifePaid Off Author:Yo Gotti
“One of the things that I loved about when I met my husband was that he picked me up and he paid - I know that sounds old-fashioned but for me, most of my life, I always would split the bill or would always pay, or I would be very assertive about my independence and my financial responsibility. And I am a very strong woman and very strong-willed - but there was something really great about him taking care of me and treating me and opening the door and driving, and I am perfectly OK with that. And he still does it to this day.” KnowsDoeStillsWould BeCareStrongSoundPayResponsibilityDoorsMetsHusbandPaidIndependenceBillsFinancialDrivingOpeningMy HusbandThis DayVery StrongSplitsStrong WomenReally GreatOld FashionedAssertiveStrong WilledTake Care Of Me Author:Sutton Foster
“I learned very early in my career that when I don't arrive on set, production will shut down, which means people won't get paid; there's that much responsibility.” PeopleMeanResponsibilityCareersPaidProductionsMean People Author:Priyanka Chopra
“I have a total responsibility to the reader. The reader has to trust me and never feel betrayed. There's a double standard between writers and readers. Readers can be unfaithful to writers anytime they like, but writers must never ever be unfaithful to the readers. And it's appropriate, because the writer is getting paid and the reader isn't.” FeelsResponsibilityReaderStandardsPaidAppropriateBetrayedTrust MeDouble StandardUnfaithful Author:Jonathan Santlofer
“I feel a responsibility to the fans who have paid to see me and I want to give as good a show as I possibly can.” WantGivingFeelsShowsResponsibilityFansPaid Author:Florence Welch
“It is the woman - nearly always - in spite of all the advances of modern feminism, who still takes responsibility for the bulk of the chores, as well as doing her paid job. This is true even in households where men try to be unselfish and to do their share.” MenTryingWellsStillsJobsResponsibilityShareFeminismModernPaidSpiteHouseholdTaking ResponsibilityChoresUnselfish Author:A. N. Wilson
“I ask the people of Connecticut for their forgiveness, I should have paid more attention to people around me and people that I trusted but I am sorry for my actions and take full responsibility.” PeopleShouldActionAsksAttentionResponsibilityForgivenessShould HavePaidSorryApologyTrustedI Am SorryAm SorryConnecticut Author:John G. Rowland