Individuals in very small groups are about the only thing that is free of the disease of the embedded growth obligation. — Eric Weinstein Copy Share Image
Moral obligation is to me so very strong a Stimulant, that in 9 cases out of ten it acts as a Narcotic.… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
The countries outside the Non-Proliferation Treaty also are bound by that obligation [ Article Six of the treaty] according to, at least… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
Being the first Olympic medallist of my country means that I have some obligations and it was a very tough job for… — Benjamin Boukpeti Copy Share Image
Nothing in science has any value to society if it is not communicated, and scientists are beginning to learn their social obligations. — Anne Roe Copy Share Image
Service is an imperative for those who worship Jesus Christ and a covenant obligation of those who belong to his Church. — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
In the marriage union, the independence of the husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal. — Lucretia Mott Copy Share Image
Rule one of reading other people's stories is that whenever you say 'well that's not convincing' the author tells you that's the… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“I am a Filipino, inheritor of a glorious past, hostage to the uncertain future. As such, I must prove equal to a… — Carlos P. Romulo Copy Share Image
The first right on earth is the right of the ego. Man's first duty is to himself. His moral law is never… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
I feel a special kinship for our military. Because, unfortunately, I became a wartime president. And committed our military in the defense… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I think this president has so badly abused his power, breached his trust in remarkable ways with our Congress, with the American… — Rocky Anderson Copy Share Image
In social life, in the family government, in the Church, and in the State this is an acknowledged and invariable law. The… — Octavius Winslow Copy Share Image
In some states, it is illegal to turn down a same-sex couple when you're placing children for adoption. That's discrimination. But in… — Tom Gjelten Copy Share Image
We must each walk through life on our own, but we don't have to do it alone. God wants a powerful people.… — Sheri L. Dew Copy Share Image
When an industry matures, it means it's not advancing, and of course the jobs go overseas. That's the obligation of the multi-national… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
You're always having to live more to fuel something new. It's an obligation to yourself and to the audience. The personal baggage… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
I feel it is an obligation to help people understand the relation of food to agriculture and the relationship of food to… — Alice Waters Copy Share Image
My obligation as an artist is to be completely honest and to also show people themselves through me; that's my job. — Doechii Copy Share Image
Why had such a promising world been crucified on the tree of obligation, thorned by duties, hanged by hypocrisy, smothered by customs? — Richard Bach Copy Share Image
The only obligation I recognize is to say what I believe to be true [ ] and to say it with kindness.… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
I think art has a right — not an obligation — to be difficult if it wishes. And, since people generally go… — Geoffrey Hill Copy Share Image
We have a great obligation not only to look after our own interests, but to engage and to make sure that this… — Klaus Schwab Copy Share Image
The law of liberty tends to abolish the reign of race over race, of faith over faith, of class over class. It… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
I suspect that most of the individuals who have religious faith are content with blind faith. They feel no obligation to understand… — Mortimer Adler Copy Share Image
I expect that Trump believes we do not have an obligation to have a Cold War with Russia, but that he is… — Newt Gingrich Copy Share Image
When we clutter our lives with imagined obligations, unnecessary activities, and distractions that only kill time, we dilute the power of our… — Anne Katherine Copy Share Image
I did not raise my son, Sam, to celebrate Mother's Day. I didn't want him to feel some obligation to buy me… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Shouldn't atheist have an equal obligation to explain pleasure in a world of randomness. Where does pleasure come from? — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I delight in my family obligations, but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country. — Carre Otis Copy Share Image
I felt an obligation even then to write a song that people would sing in the pub or on a demonstration. That… — John Lennon Copy Share Image
“Life is duty and obligation, therefore love, too, is a duty. It's as if God sent it to me,' she said, looking… — Ivan Goncharov Copy Share Image
In a country where nature has been so lavish and where we have been so spendthrift of indigenous beauty, to set aside… — Frank Church Copy Share Image
Respect for human rights is not social work; it is not merely an act of compassion. It is the first obligation of… — Ronald Reagan Copy Share Image
Me this uncharted freedom tires; I feel the weight of chance desires, My hopes no more must change their name, I long… — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
“If you believe that someone you know is behaving in a way that may be harmful to himself or others, you have… — Kathleen McGowan Copy Share Image
I know for certain of only one commandment, one obligation, that God imposes upon us, and that is to be compassionate toward… — Theodore Bikel Copy Share Image
The Refugee Convention of 1951 was a major breakthrough, outlining the rights of those displaced across borders as well as the legal… — Kofi Annan Copy Share Image
Don't make of your religion an obsession, otherwise your trips to church will mean nothing but obligation; and your prayers will result… — Jean Paul Malfatti Copy Share Image
Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship. — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image