63 Accountability Quotes and Sayings

In this post, you will find amazing accountability change quotes and sayings.

Short Accountability Sayings

 

“Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life.” —Denis Waitley

 

“I just think we need more accountability and more transparency.” —John Thune

 

“Blame is the coward’s solution to his fear of accountability.” —Craig D. Lounsbrough

 

“On one side of accountability is courage, on the other is freedom.” —Jean Hamilton

 

“Accountability breeds response-ability.” —Stephen R. Covey

 

“One person’s embarrassment is another person’s accountability.” —Tom Price

 

“Accountability is the glue that bonds commitment to results.” —Will Craig

 

“The price of greatness is responsibility.” —Winston Churchill

 

“Acknowledgment of torture is not accountability for it.” —Yousef Munayyer

 

“Responsibility transforms values into action.” —Unknown

 

“Accountability is the measure of a leaders height.” —Jeffrey Benjamin

 

“Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.” —Buddha

 

“I think of a man and I take away reason and accountability.” —Jack Nicholson

 

“God gave burdens, also shoulders.” —Yiddish Proverb

 

“The enemy of accountability is ambiguity.” —Patrick Lencioni

 

“The taxpayers deserve accountability.” —Byron Dorgan

 

“Our thoughts have to be accountable to our self.” —Stefen Dany

 

“A local company has more accountability.” —Paul Hawken

 

“Never promise more than you can perform.” —Publilius Syrus

 

“Never compromise your values.” —Steve Maraboli

 

“You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today.” —Abraham Lincoln

 

“Where there is no accountability, there will also be no responsibility.” —Sunday Adelaja

Accountability Sayings

 

“Make yourself accountable and your employees will hold themselves to a high standard.” —David J. Greer

 

“At the end of the day we are accountable to ourselves – our success is a result of what we do.” —Catherine Pulsifer

 

“Accountability in friendship is the equivalent of love without strategy.” —Anita Brookner

 

“I learned in an extremely hard way that the accountability falls with me.” —Stephen Baldwin

 

“A president cannot defend a nation if he is not held accountable to its laws.” —DaShanne Stokes

 

“Leaders inspire accountability through their ability to accept responsibility before they place blame.” —Courtney Lynch

 

“It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” —Josiah Stamp

 

“Personal accountability requires mindfulness, acceptance, honesty, and courage.” —Shelby Martin

 

“The day you take complete responsibility for yourself, the day you stop making any excuses, that’s the day you start to the top.” —O. J. Simpson

 

“What we are missing, utterly and completely, in this government is accountability.” —Paul Hawken

 

“When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.” —Louis Nizer

 

“The man who complains about the way the ball bounces is likely to be the one who dropped it.” —Lou Holtz

 

“Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.” —Les Brown

 

“A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” —Thomas Paine

 

“We must all suffer one of two things; the pain of discipline or the pain of regret and disappointment.” —Jim Rohn

 

“The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

“It is not only what WE do, but also what WE do not do for which WE are accountable.” —John Baptist Moliere

 

“It is not only what we do, but also what we do not do, for which we are accountable.” —Moliere

 

“If you think someone or something other than yourself is responsible for your happiness or success, I’d guess you’re not that happy or successful.” —Rob Liano

 

“When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.” —David Brin

 

“If a man is not faithful to his own individuality, he cannot be loyal to anything.” —Claude McKay

 

“There is no accountability today… no willingness to focus on big ideas.” —Michael Bloomberg

 

“Wisdom stems from personal accountability. We all make mistakes; own them… learn from them. Don’t throw away the lesson by “blaming others.” —Steve Maraboli

 

“Take accountability… Blame is the water in which many dreams and relationships drown.” —Unknown

 

“Grace does not cancel out our responsibility or accountability for the things God has given us to do.” —Mike Bickle

 

“Accountability: You will only hold yourself accountable for goals that others know about.  Tell someone what you’re up to.” —Unknown

 

“I am a member of a team, and I rely on the team, I defer to it and sacrifice for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.” —Mia Hamm

 

“We’ve learned to hold ourselves accountable in the end, but we still fail to ask for help in the middle.” —Darnell Lamont Walker

 

“It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one’s acts.” —Mahatma Gandhi

 

“On good teams coaches hold players accountable, on great teams players hold players accountable.” —Joe Dumars

 

“Accountability separates the wishers in life from the action-takers that care enough about their future to account or their daily actions.” —John Di Lemme

Top Ten Accountability Sayings

 

Here you will find top ten accountability sayings selected by our team.

  1. “Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life.” —Denis Waitley
  2. “Accountability is the glue that bonds commitment to results.” —Will Craig
  3. “Take accountability… Blame is the water in which many dreams and relationships drown.” —Unknown
  4. “If you think someone or something other than yourself is responsible for your happiness or success, I’d guess you’re not that happy or successful.” —Rob Liano
  5. “Leaders inspire accountability through their ability to accept responsibility before they place blame.” —Courtney Lynch
  6. “It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.” —Josiah Stamp
  7. “At the end of the day we are accountable to ourselves – our success is a result of what we do.” —Catherine Pulsifer
  8. “Where there is no accountability, there will also be no responsibility.” —Sunday Adelaja
  9. “Wisdom stems from personal accountability. We all make mistakes; own them… learn from them. Don’t throw away the lesson by blaming others.” —Steve Maraboli
  10. “A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.” —Thomas Paine