Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quotes

I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.

Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them.

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

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

Responsibility walks hand in hand with capacity and power.

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

With great powers come great responsibilities; with plenary powers come plenary responsibilities.

People look to me for guidance or responsibility. People put a lot of stuff on me as a symbol of something, which is nothing I opted into, but it's a responsibility I take seriously regardless.

The price of greatness is responsibility.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

A big man has no time really to do anything but just sit and be big.

And then when they picked me as premiere, I don't think I feel, you know, different. For me, the position mean responsibility, but that's all.

It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader.

There is always some kid who may be seeing me for the first time. I owe him my best.

When a man assumes leadership, he forfeits the right to mercy.

A leader is one who, out of madness or goodness, volunteers to take upon himself the woe of the people. There are few men so foolish, hence the erratic quality of leadership in the world.

I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

I consider myself a reasonable man. As such, I tend to expect others to behave with a modicum of reason and common sense. Especially those with power.

To the victor belong the responsibilities.

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

You can delegate authority, but you cannot delegate responsibility.

Being responsible, I will direct, and will be responsible for nothing that I do not direct.

With great power goes great responsibility.

If you accept the privilege of public service, you had better understand the responsibilities of public service.

Some call it power; I prefer to call it responsibility.