Henry Ward Beecher Quotes
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
Quotes to Explore
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It's very different to have this kid that I'm truly responsible for.
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Each is responsible for his own actions.
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As an artist, I can't be responsible for how people interpret material.
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I think higher education is over-regulated.
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If Muslims curse the Christians, then the Christians will curse the Muslims. And people will curse Allah, and Allah will hold us responsible for that.
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Praise those of your critics for whom nothing is up to standard.
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We are responsible for our incredulity.
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Design, if it is to be ecologically responsible and socially responsive, must be revolutionary and radical.
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I am responsible for me. I can kind of take care of what I need to do and should do what I like to do.
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It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.
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TV chefs are not responsible for people's consumption of fibre; this is not our job.
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They need a new community on higher ground.
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Well, in terms of what a camera does. Again, you go back to that original idea that what you photograph is responsible for how it [the photograph] looks. And it's not plastic, in a way. The problem is unique in photographic terms.
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The constitutional standard is reasonable. ... I am convinced that we are lawful because what it is we are doing is reasonable.
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I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.
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You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.
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You're responsible for yourself. You messed up your life, and it's up to you to fix it. No one else is going to do it for you -- for any of you.
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Nobody but you is responsible for your life. You are responsible for your life. What is your life? What is all life? What is every flower, every rock, every tree? Energy. And you're responsible for the energy you create for yourself, and you're responsible for the energy that you bring to others.
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It seems like I’m responsible for every crime that takes place in this country.
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In the beginning, I aspired just to make a comfortable living in acting. I still feel the same - it's just that my standards have gone up, so my comfort level is higher as well.
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You cannot be responsible for Jim Crow. You can not be responsible for racism. This is much more a problem for the person exercising racism.You are confronted with the reality of racism when you go in the streets, when the eyes of others come upon you. [James] Baldwin goes back with you to all the experiences you went through and gives a name to them, and explains why it is like this.
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All my songs are based on melody, which is retrieved from my Jewish heritage. Melody will always exist no matter what the rhythmic changes there are.
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As far as I'm concerned, he'll always listen to me.
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Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.
