Tamora Pierce Quotes

All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise.

I follow the roles.

I will never do a record without some sense of responsibility.

Wealth and power don't go together. Power cannot be brokered. To me, power is responsibility.

The risk to be percieved defines the duty to be obeyed.

We need, first of all, for there to be accountability, for there to be somebody who is responsible for enforcing standards and holding people's feet to the fire.

The more the power of men and women increases, the greater is their responsibility as individuals and as members of the community.

The compulsions of the law seem to have been provided for those only who require compulsions

Responsibility is the product of definite social arrangements.

Those who can, must obey.

The Church emphasis responsibility more than rights.

To me, in life, if there's, like, a rule, and I think it's ridiculous, then of course I'll circumvent that but also point out how ridiculous the rule is. Other than that, if I go to a concert, and my seat is Row G, Seat 12, I'm sitting in Row G, Seat 12. I don't care if I'm with five other friends, I'm supposed to be in Seat 12, that's my seat.

I feel like I have to share whatever I can. You're culpable if you don't act.

When you were under contract, you did what you were told to do.

There are things that need to be said... and I think it's my obligation to say them.

I was raised with a sense of duty, obedience and guilt.

Everybody knows if you have the rules, you need to follow the rules and do exactly what you need to do.

One must require from each one the duty which each one can perform. Accepted authority rests first of all on reason.

Much has been given us, and much will rightfully be expected from us. We have duties to others and duties to ourselves; and we can shrink neither.

It is not our responsibility to make it acceptable; it is our duty to make it available.

Your sense of responsibility to others can never be excessive.

When somebody promises to do something, you have to think about whether that's something that you would be willing to see happen because the powers are simply too vast.

We arrange our lives-even the best and boldest men and women that exist, just as much as the most limited-with reference to what society conventionally rules and makes right.

Liberty and responsibility are inseparable.

Responsibility and commitment are key elements in meeting obligations.