Against destiny I fulfilled my duty. Uselessly? No, for I fulfilled it. — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
It is the duty of every man to uphold the dignity of every woman. — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
“The sole duty of a man is to love his Maker with all his soul.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
Tis the established custom [in Vienna] for every lady to have two husbands, one that bears the name, and another that performs… — Mary Wortley Montagu Copy Share Image
It is my right and my duty as a politician to speak about the problems in our country. — Geert Wilders Copy Share Image
Teachers who help to open young minds perform a duty which is as near sacred as I will admit. — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
“...it is always wise to do one's duty, however unpleasant that duty may seem to be." -Ozma” — L. Frank Baum Copy Share Image
To be clear is the first duty of a writer; to charm and to please are graces to be acquired later. — Brander Matthews Copy Share Image
To me, the Presidency and the Vice-Presidency were not prizes to be won, but a duty to be done. — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
Life is not about what I have done, what I should have done, what I could have done, it is about what… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“My duty is to serve and protect the twelfth prince of Xing.-Lan Fan to Ling” — Hiromu Arakawa Copy Share Image
“Therefore, perform your allotted duty; for action is superior to inaction. Desisting from action, you cannot even maintain your body. (Chapter-III, Shloka- 8)” — Gita Press Copy Share Image
Roark smiled, "Gail, if this boat were sinking, I'd give my life to save you. Not because it's any kind of duty.… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Even virtue itself, all perfect as it is, requires to be inspirited by passion; for duties are but coldly performed which are… — Anna Brownell Jameson Copy Share Image
The duties of an officer are the safety, honor, and welfare of your country first; the honor, welfare, and comfort of the… — George S. Patton Copy Share Image
A poet is not somebody who has great thoughts. That is the menial duty of the philosopher. A poet is somebody who… — Mark Forsyth Copy Share Image
The duty I owe to the slave, to truth, and to God, demands that I should use my pen and tongue so… — William Wells Brown Copy Share Image
I'm not going to go on this fishing expedition that they want me to, that the Democrats want me to, the president… — Jason Chaffetz Copy Share Image
Those who think that a woman detained at home by her little family is doing nothing, think the reverse of what is… — Charles Spurgeon Copy Share Image
If we're going to improve the environment, the first thing we should do is duck the government. The second thing we should… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
We are all musicians in a great human orchestra, and it is now time to play the Save the World Symphony. You… — Sandra Steingraber Copy Share Image
The disciple of Jesus is not the deluxe or heavy-duty model of the Christian-especially padded, textured, streamlined, and empowered for the fast… — Dallas Willard Copy Share Image
We are born into this time and must bravely follow the path to the destined end. There is no other way. Our… — Oswald Spengler Copy Share Image
It is no very good symptom, either of nations or individuals, that they deal much in vaticination. Happy men are full of… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
One was kind, out of a bounty that could hardly be exhausted, to old governesses and gardeners, who could be relied upon… — Rebecca West Copy Share Image
If two people have a couple of kids, somebody does have to take care of the kids. Somebody does have to cook… — Debora Spar Copy Share Image