Definition of Responsibility

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Responsibility

The state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.

That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as, the resonsibilities of power.

Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.

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Responsibility Quotations

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.
Dalai Lama

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible.
Barack Obama

It's time to fundamentally change the way that we do business in Washington. To help build a new foundation for the 21st century, we need to reform our government so that it is more efficient, more transparent, and more creative. That will demand new thinking and a new sense of responsibility for every dollar that is spent.
Barack Obama

As a nuclear power - as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon - the United States has a moral responsibility to act.
Barack Obama

I consider it part of my responsibility as President of the United States to fight against negative stereotypes of Islam wherever they appear.
Barack Obama

Whatever happens, take responsibility.
Tony Robbins

Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.
Tony Robbins

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a loud voice at one end and no responsibility at the other.
Ronald Reagan

Government is like a baby. An alimentary canal with a big appetite at one end and no sense of responsibility at the other.
Ronald Reagan

The price of greatness is responsibility.
Winston Churchill

Responsibility Translations

responsibility in Dutch is verantwoordelijkheid
responsibility in German is Veantwortlichkeit
responsibility in Portuguese is responsabilidade
responsibility in Spanish is responsabilidad
responsibility in Swedish is ansvar

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