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Responsible Quotes

On owning the outcomes we're tied to.

These quotes examine responsibility from several angles: a family member's future achievements, a designer's ethical duty, or the discomfort of being credited for something others built. Together they show how being responsible can feel like pride or pressure.

Personally I don't want to be regarded as that one person who's responsible for the title.

Quotes by Yoko Taro

My brother Wladimir will be responsible for further sporting successes.

Quotes by Vitali Klitschko

Design, if it is to be ecologically responsible and socially responsive, must be revolutionary and radical.

Quotes by Victor Papanek

Students in the '60s were responsible for great changes, politically and socially.

Quotes by Tom Ford

Actions Quotes

No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Quotes by Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

I don't necessarily buy the story that Bin Laden was responsible for 9/11.

Quotes by Seymour Hersh

We are not only responsible for what we do but also for what we do not do.

Quotes by Sebastian Kurz

We, as the Marley family, won't be responsible for destroying the community.

Quotes by Rohan Marley

We are ultimately alone in that we are ultimately responsible for ourselves.

Quotes by Robert Zemeckis

Also Quotes

I will not be responsible for the loss of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate.

Quotes by Robert Torricelli

There are level-headed actors and outlandish actors and financially responsible actors and financially irresponsible actors.

Quotes by Rob McClure

Pakistani prisoners are safe in Indian jails. We are a responsible government.

Quotes by Preneet Kaur

I'm responsible for what I say, and that is the identity for Prakash Raj.

Quotes by Prakash Raj

The Gulf War is responsible for the huge and horrifying rise in Islamic terrorism.

Quotes by Pierre Salinger

Believe Quotes

Actors are responsible to the people we play.

Quotes by Philip Seymour Hoffman

As responsible politicians, you have to manage migration.

Quotes by Peter Maurer

I know I'm responsible for not having got the kind of roles that I'd have liked to. '

Quotes by Peter Fonda

I don't think I was ever responsible for anything being canceled.

Quotes by Paula Marshall

I am a responsible person. I plan a lot. I am disciplined.

Quotes by Parineeti Chopra

Community Quotes

I've stood down as UKIP leader. I'm not responsible for these people anymore.

Quotes by Nigel Farage

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Frequently Asked Questions

What angle does this Responsible quotes page take?
It covers responsibility as both something people embrace and something they try to shed, from taking credit for a title to distancing oneself from a group once led.
Are these quotes about professional or personal responsibility?
Both. Some speakers discuss responsibility for a sibling's future success or a design's ethical impact, while others talk about no longer being responsible for people they once represented.
Does this page cover responsibility in design or creative work?
Yes, one quote frames responsible design as something that should also be socially aware and even a little radical, not just functional.
Why would someone want to stop being responsible for others?
The quotes suggest that stepping away from a leadership role can also mean stepping away from accountability for the people who followed that leadership, which some speakers describe with visible relief.
What related pages explore accountability further?
See Actions and Community quotes for more on ownership and shared duty.

Continue with Actions and Community quotes to see how responsibility connects to what we do and who we answer to.