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Ayn Rand Philosopher, Novelist
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"Independence is the recognition of the fact that yours is the responsibility of judgment and nothing can help you escape it-that no substitute can do your thinking, as no pinch-hitter can live your life-that the vilest form of self-abasement and self-destruction is the subordination of your mind to the mind of another, the acceptance of an authority over your brain, the acceptance of his assertions as facts, his say-so as truth, his edicts as middle-man between your consciousness and your existence."

Men Responsibility Acceptance
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Alice Walker Novelist, Poet
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"As an elder of the Americas and of the rest of the planet, it is my responsibility to care for and protect, to the best of my ability, the young."

Responsibility Care Planets
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William James Philosopher, Psychologist
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"When once a decision is reached and execution is the order of the day, dismiss absolutely all responsibility and care about the outcome."

Order Responsibility Decision
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Theodore Roosevelt Politician, Author
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"If an American is to amount to anything he must rely upon himself, and not upon the State; he must take pride in his own work, instead of sitting idle to envy the luck of others. He must face life with resolute courage, win victory if he can, and accept defeat if he must, without seeking to place on his fellow man a responsibility which is not theirs."

Men Responsibility Pride
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Thomas Carlyle Essayist, Historian, Novelist
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"All men, if they work not as in the great taskmaster's eye, will work wrong, and work unhappily for themselves and for you."

Men Eye Responsibility
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Simon Sinek Author, Motivational Speaker
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"A parent does not do everything for their kid. A parent that does everything for their kid produces a kid with no self-confidence. If our parents fixed everything for us and did not allow us to do anything on our own, or intervened every single time, we would all grow up to be completely dependent. The reason we grow up to be healthy adults is because our parents played this game of giving us responsibility, disciplining us when necessary, letting us try, letting us fail."

Kids Responsibility Growing Up
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Robert A. Heinlein Science Fiction Author
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"Any government will work if authority and responsibility are equal and coordinate. This does not insure “good” government, it simply insures that it will work. But such governments are rare — most people want to run things, but want no part of the blame. This used to be called the “backseat driver” syndrome."

Running Government Responsibility
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Kanye West Rapper, Producer, Fashion Designer
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"I think that’s a responsibility that I have, to push possibilities, to show people, this is the level that things could be at. So when you get something that has the name Kanye West on it, it’s supposed to be pushing the furthest possibilities. I will be the leader of a company that ends up being worth billions of dollars, because I got the answers. I understand culture. I am the nucleus."

Thinking Names Responsibility
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Harold Prince Theatrical Producer and Director
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"I got successful awfully quick, and I wanted it... But I do think there is responsibility to move the musical theater form forward. I think you always have to be aware of the work that came before and build on that."

Moving Responsibility Successful
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Nelson Mandela Political Leader
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"It is necessary to heal the wounds of the past If you are going to build your country and to have unity. I am working with people who fought me very bitterly before the elections. It was my responsibility as the man who is leading the majority party, my responsibility to heal the wounds of the past and to work with people who were my opponents."

Country Party Responsibility
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Lauryn Hill Singer, Songwriter
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"Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities."

Responsibility Fans Individual
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George Bernard Shaw Playwright, Critic
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"In your dread of dictators you established a state of society in which every ward boss is a dictator, every private employer a dictator, every financier a dictator, all with the livelihood of the workers at his mercy, and no public responsibility."

Responsibility Revolution Boss
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