To Err is Human - Stay Courageous With 19 Accountability Quotes

Self-accountability is a crucial ingredient for living a healthy, fulfilled, and meaningful life. Even though it can be challenging at times, with some focus, accepting personal accountability will position you to learn from mistakes and make adjustments instead of disempowering yourself by blaming others or making excuses. Below are some quotes about accountability that can help motivate you to be responsible and make the right choices.

Accountability Quotes:

"He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else."
— Benjamin Franklin

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

"There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them."
— Denis Waitley

"Ninety-nine percent of all failures come from people who have a habit of making excuses."
— George Washington Carver

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“Be brave and take accountability for your thoughts and beliefs.”
— Jennifer Hyman

"You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. That is something you have charge of."
— Jim Rohn

“People are more inclined to pass the buck than they are to take responsibility. The fact is, though, passing the buck doesn’t build your character or give you the opportunity to learn from your mistakes.”
— Marshall Goldsmith

“My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.”
— Oprah Winfrey

“The time is always right to do what’s right.”
— Martin Luther King, Jr

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

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.""
— Plato

"It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one's acts."
— Mahatma Gandhi

"Never promise more than you can perform."
— Publilius Syrus

“You need accountability to stick to a major goal. It’s not enough to make a personal commitment.”
— S. J. Scott

“Be accountable for doing the right things. This means ethical execution of the activities that will actually support the goals you have chosen for yourself.”
— Sam Silverstein

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

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

"No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible."
— Stanislaw Lem

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

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