If you want children to keep their feet on the ground, put some responsibility on their shoulders. — Abigail Van Buren

“I must do something” always solves more problems than “Something must be done”. — Anonymous

A man sooner or later discovers that he is the master-gardener of his soul, the director of his life. — James Allen

Responsibility: a detachable burden easily shifted to the shoulders of God, fate, fortune, luck or one’s neighbour. In the days of astrology it was customary to unload it upon a star. — Ambrose Bierce

Responsibility’s like a string we can only see the middle of. Both ends are out of sight. —William McFee

The willingness to accept responsibility for one’s own life is the source from which self-respect springs. — Joan Didion