“It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders.” ResponsibilityLeaderRightsShameAccountabilityPondering Book:The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership Source: The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership
“The joy of being a consumer is that it doesnt require thought, responsibility, self-awareness or shame: All you have to do is obey the first urge that gurgles up from your stomach. And then obey the next. And the next. And the next.” FirstsSelfJoyNextResponsibilityAwarenessShameSelf AwarenessConsumersUrgesStomach Author:Matt Taibbi
“There is no reason to feel any shame in hiring someone to pick stocks or mutual funds for you. But there's one responsibility that you must never delegate. You, and no one but you, must investigate whether an adviser is trustworthy and charges reasonable fees.” FeelsReasonResponsibilityPicksShameInvestingReasonableNo ReasonFundMutualHiringTrustworthyFeesAdviserDelegatesMutual Fund Author:Benjamin Graham
“I'm overwhelmed by shame that the people who had the responsibility to take care of the tender ones violated that trust and caused them great pain.” PeopleCarePainResponsibilityShameTake CareOverwhelmed Author:Pope Francis
“Most writers are lazy intellectuals, and it's a goddamn shame because a writer with an audience has a moral responsibility to make readers think about the world in a different way than what they're used to. Why else would you pick up a book if not to inhabit another realm of existence for a while?” IfsThinkingWorldWayBookDifferentUsedExistenceResponsibilityMoralAudienceReaderPicksShameDifferent WaysRealmsLazyMoral Responsibility Author:Kevin Keck
“All I want is' - and he uttered the final words through clenched teeth and with a sort of shame - 'to retain my freedom.' I should myself have thought,' said Jacques, 'that freedom consisted in frankly confronting situations into which one had deliberately entered, and accepting all one's responsibilities. But that, no doubt, is not your view.” WantShouldSaidViewsResponsibilitySituationAcceptingDoubtShameFinalsTeethNo DoubtConfrontingFinal Words Author:Jean-Paul Sartre
“To be a man is, precisely, to be responsible. It is to feel shame at the sight of what seems to be unmerited misery. It is to take pride in a victory won by one's comrades. It is to feel, when setting one's stone, that one is contributing to the building of the world.” MenWorldFeelsSeemsResponsibilityBuildingPrideVictoryStonesSightResponsibleShameMiserySettingSettingsBe A ManBeing ResponsibleContributingComrade Author:Antoine de Saint-Exupery
“We remain silent because we've taken on a responsibility and/or shame that was never ours to carry. Forgive yourself for things that were not your fault. Bad decisions, mistaken trust, physical weakness, or too much fear to act do not make an assault on you or someone you care about your fault. Ever.” CareDecisionResponsibilityTakenToo MuchWeaknessShameForgivingFaultsSilentMistakenAssaultForgive YourselfBad Decision Author:Tammara Webber