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121 " What I do know is that writing is the thing I am best at, and I don't have the stomach, the ability, the strength or the courage to enter the political arena. And I think writing can be a political act, if only to let those people accountable know they are being watched. Literature can be a conscience. "
122 " Policy is no longer being written by politicians accountable to the American public. Instead, policies concerning the defense budget, deregulation, health care, public transportation, job training programs, and a host of other crucial areas are now largely written by lobbyists who represent mega corporations. "
123 " As far as the constitution allows me, I will try to ensure that there is responsible and accountable governance at all levels of government in the country. For I will not have kept my own trust with the Nigerian people if I allow others abuse theirs under my watch. "
124 " I repeat... that all power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise; that from the people and for the people all springs, and all must exist. "
125 " If China someday gains a more fair, just, and accountable system of government, it will be due to the hard work and efforts of the Chinese people, not due to the inexorable workings of any particular technology. "
126 " I do strongly believe myself that members of the government who sit in the House of Lords should be accountable to the elected House because otherwise there is a democratic deficit, and that is wrong. "
127 " It is time for us to insist that we are accountable for the money that we are spending. "
128 " No one is the same, and we all have different life experiences. It's not my place to judge them or for them to judge me. We should all be accountable for our own lives. "
129 " Divorce isn't one-sided, and I am by no means perfect. Becoming accountable for my role in the relationship was very empowering. "
130 " People don't realize what's really going on in this country. There are a lot things that are going on that are unjust. People aren't being held accountable for. And that's something that needs to change. That's something that this country stands for: freedom, liberty and justice for all. "
131 " People change. I wouldn't like to be accountable for the interviews I've done, or the person I was when I was 20, 21. "
132 " Lord of myself, accountable to none, but to my conscience, and my God alone. "
133 " Religious and spiritual leaders should be held accountable for environmental activism, not only because they have access to large communities and can influence votes, but because service is integral to religious and spiritual life. "
134 " The individual is not accountable to society for his actions in so far as these concern the interests of no person but himself. "