Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than… — Margaret Mitchell Copy Share Image
We thought that, perhaps," said I, hesitating, "it is right to begin with the obligations of home, sir; and that, perhaps, while… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Most men remember obligations, but not often to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent. — William Gilmore Simms Copy Share Image
In everything I do, I want people to get the message of acceptance, to learn not to practice contempt without investigation. I… — Andrew Zimmern Copy Share Image
We also have to think as fighters, celebrities - whatever you want to call us - that we have an obligation to… — Tyron Woodley Copy Share Image
[Banks] have a clear obligation to help get this country off its addiction to debt because they sure as hell helped to… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
Many who think that they are taking life seriously are actually only taking themselves seriously. Who takes himself seriously is over conscious… — Joseph T. O'Callahan Copy Share Image
Frankly, I'm not much for funerals unless it's absolutely an obligation. I don't feel it serves much of a purpose to go… — Arnold Palmer Copy Share Image
You've seen certain credit type products that are going to be in nonbanks, like sophisticated CLO [collateralized loan obligation] tranches and stuff… — Jamie Dimon Copy Share Image
In a free society, every opportunity comes with three obligations. First, you must seize it. You must mold it into a work… — Roberto Goizueta Copy Share Image
If something inside of you is real, we will probably find it interesting, and it will probably be universal. So you must… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
We feel no obligation to follow the news cycle. In other words, I felt no obligation to cover story in anyway, because… — Jon Stewart Copy Share Image
The American servicemen and women of the Guard and Reserve leave their jobs, their spouses and their children to wear the uniform… — Mitt Romney Copy Share Image
I'm very grateful to be in a position now where I have a lot more control to tell the stories I want… — Elizabeth Banks Copy Share Image
It is understood that nonhuman creatures adapt to their places or they don't live. And for some reason that I can't figure… — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
The Bhagavad Gita deals essentially with the spiritual foundation of human existence. It is a call of action to meet the obligations… — Jawaharlal Nehru Copy Share Image
What Clinton severed with his welfare reform was the obligation of the federal government to step in when the states failed and… — Robert Scheer Copy Share Image
True debauchery is liberating because it creates no obligations. In it you possess only yourself, hence it remains the favorite pastime of… — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
When the country's indebtedness is so colossal and where the budget deficit is so huge, there is a moral obligation on people… — John Caudwell Copy Share Image
The United States have fulfilled in good faith all their treaty stipulations with the Indian tribes, and have in every other instance… — Martin Van Buren Copy Share Image
I'm a moderate and a centrist. That means I get flak from both sides. The upside is that I can vote for… — Michael Totten Copy Share Image
You don't ever earn a right to stop doing anything if you feel there is an obligation to move in terms of… — Douglas Wilder Copy Share Image
To know that everything we say and do to this new little human being may have a profound effect on him or… — Gloria Estefan Copy Share Image
It's time for the Americans to say they're going to live up to their obligations and return the dollars that have been… — Gordon Campbell Copy Share Image
At City, it's our obligation to be fighting on all fronts for all trophies, and the Premier League is one of them. — Jesus Navas Copy Share Image
I support development and deployment of a limited national missile defense. Few if any of our duties surpass our obligation to provide… — Joe Lieberman Copy Share Image
“We have an obligation to help those in absolute poverty that is no less strong than our obligation to rescue a drowning… — Peter Singer Copy Share Image
I don't feel any obligation to make my intentions for a song accessible to a listener or an audience. I'm not interested… — J Tillman Copy Share Image
Honest pioneer work in the field of science has always been, and will continue to be, life's pilot. On all sides, life… — Wilhelm Reich Copy Share Image
Chefs have a new opportunity - and perhaps even an obligation - to inform the public about what is good to eat,… — Rene Redzepi Copy Share Image
“Only a person who is motivated in the inner depths of his being will help without hesitation and with no obligation for… — Eraldo Banovac Copy Share Image
The constitution of the United States declares that "no State shall pass any law impairing the obligation of contracts." — Lysander Spooner Copy Share Image
Being vegan is not just a matter of being 'kind' to animals. First and foremost, it is a matter of being just… — Gary L. Francione Copy Share Image
But I do believe this - I believe that fundamentally, society is headed in the right direction or wants to head in… — Judge Mills Lane Copy Share Image
As a reader, I don't feel a story has an obligation to make me happy. I want stories to show me a… — John Green Copy Share Image
Health care is an essential safeguard of human life and dignity and there is an obligation for society to ensure that every… — Joseph Bernardin Copy Share Image
Everybody is watching you every minute anyways. If they think the message you're sending out is phony, they're going to say, 'Who… — James Sinegal Copy Share Image
What higher obligation does a President have than to explain his intentions to the people and persuade them that the direction he… — Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr Copy Share Image
I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
We have an obligation to help people that cannot help themselves. The mentally retarded, the physically retarded, et cetera. — Lou Holtz Copy Share Image