“Another person's life is that person's life. You can't take responsibility.”

“If you can love someone with your whole heart, even one person, then there's salvation in life. Even if you can't get together with that person.”

Haruki Murakami book 1Q84

“If you want to make a difference, the next time you see someone being cruel to another human being, take it personally. Take it personally because it is personal!”

Brené Brown (1965) US writer and professor

“As for the concept of collective guilt, I personally think that it is totally unjustified to hold one person responsible for the behavior of another person or a collective of persons.”

Viktor E. Frankl book Man's Search for Meaning

“In a person's life you take on a fundamental role, when you become his main detail.”

Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer

“You can't ever guess at life, at pain. All pain is real, and all pain is personal. It's the most personal thing we have. It eats each of us differently.”

Dave Eggers (1970) memoirist, novelist, short story writer, editor, publisher

“It is impossible for anyone to be responsible for another person's behavior. The most you or any leader can do is to encourage each one to be responsible for himself.”

Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) American science fiction author

“One can't be kind to one person and cruel to another.”

Morarji Desai (1896–1995) Former Indian Finance Minister, Freedom Fighters, Former prime minister

“Another person's life, observed from the outside, always has a shape and definition that one's own life lacks.”

Pat Barker (1943) British writer

“You are responsible for your life. You can't keep blaming somebody else for your dysfunction. Life is really about moving on.”

Oprah Winfrey (1954) American businesswoman, talk show host, actress, producer, and philanthropist