Our society is obsessed with personal rights, but it will survive only if we adopt personal obligations. — Dennis Prager Copy Share Image
“If the obligations of friendship are constraints, then I am so constrained.” — Emma Bull Copy Share Image
When children are conceived, both parties have duties and obligations toward all involved. — Mollie Hemingway Copy Share Image
“A shepherd may like to travel, but he should never forget his sheep.” — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
To be a human being is to be in a state of tension between your appetites and your dreams, and the social… — John Updike Copy Share Image
I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and… — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
I am pleased to be part of Promontory's steady efforts to assist banks and other financial firms in meeting legal and regulatory… — Laurence D. Fink Copy Share Image
It took a generation for companies to recognise their responsibilities in terms of labour practices and another generation for them to recognise… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
The notion of obligations comes before that of rights, which is subordinate and relative to the former. A right is not effectual… — Simone Weil Copy Share Image
We have one set of obligations to the world in general, and we have other sets never to be reconciled to our… — Michael Frayn Copy Share Image
A default on our debts as a result of not meeting our obligations would be a disaster for the stock market, and… — Charles B. Rangel Copy Share Image
What kills us isn't one big thing, but thousands of tiny obligations we can't turn down for fear of disappointing others. — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
If you don't have good people, and you don't have a good process and you don't have, at some level, the basic… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
It is the indispensable duty of those, who maintain for themselves the rights of human nature, and who possess the obligations of… — Benjamin Banneker Copy Share Image
There are institutional obligations I have to carry out that are important for a president of the United States to carry out,… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
In my own situation, I cannot show anything... And I believe that everybody now understands that, president or not president, one is… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Over and over again, financial experts and wonkish talking heads endeavor to explain these mysterious, 'toxic' financial instruments to us lay folk.… — Richard Dooling Copy Share Image
“Mostly, his obligations appear to be allowing his ring-covered hands to be kissed and accepting the blandishments of the Folk. I'm sure… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
From the Left comes the proposition that, given the slow economy, we should defer attending to the problem of mounting obligations -… — Steven Rattner Copy Share Image
I have to tell you, I live paycheck to paycheck like most Americans. It's very difficult for me to say, 'Hey, I… — Linda Sanchez Copy Share Image
Union leaders argue that pension shortfalls account for a proportionally tiny portion of governments' financial problems, and by all accounts, there are… — Charles Duhigg Copy Share Image
I just want it to be known, that just because I was not followed&photographed during the times I've gone to community service,… — Lindsay Lohan Copy Share Image
I do see myself as the heir to a vast, great, rich culture of painting - of art in general - which… — Gerhard Richter Copy Share Image
RESPONSIBILITY: Fulfill the obligations that the past posts to me. Embrace the opportunity for service based in love. — Mary Anne Radmacher Copy Share Image
Maybe this is pathetic, but I still dread producing a book that doesn't earn back its advance. I hate obligations that are… — Helen Garner Copy Share Image
I have other obligations now - the show, my family, my life... though I know that without my sobriety I wouldn't have… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
“Dharma thus has nothing to with rules or obligations. It has to do with intent and caring for the other, be it… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
The privilege of holding the priesthood, which is the power and authority to act in God's name, is a great blessing and… — Ezra Taft Benson Copy Share Image
“If you could fly, the world was yours. So why did Jae-Hwa who had the ability to fly, worry about nothing but… — Vanessa Winter Copy Share Image
It's been a lot of responsibility to be an ambassador for U.S. wrestling and the sport. It's a tough journey. There's a… — Jordan Burroughs Copy Share Image
Human beings exercise responsibilities within a social setting and a framework of obligations which transcend the principle of intelligence. — Michael Polanyi Copy Share Image
Because I have sixty years of being a professional composer, conductor, musician, whatever, and you develop a lot of friendships and you… — Gunther Schuller Copy Share Image
There are a lot of obligations when you put out a record and it does well. People want to talk to you,… — Wesley Schultz Copy Share Image
Everyone has sorrow. Everyone has obligations. Everyone keeps going. You lean on the people who love you. You do the best you… — Jennifer Weiner Copy Share Image
“We' too are carrying out 'our' worldly obligations, but how do 'we' do it? Without the sense of 'I-ness' (aham) and 'my-ness'… — Dada Bhagwan Copy Share Image
One does not have to sleep with, or even touch, someone who has paid for your meal. All those obligations are hereby… — Cynthia Heimel Copy Share Image
Every man has obligations which belong to his station. Duties extend beyond obligations, and direct the affections, desires, and intentions, as well… — William Whewell Copy Share Image
The obligations of our representatives in Washington are to protect our liberty, not coddle the world, precipitating no-win wars, while bringing bankruptcy… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
Time is short, your obligations are infinite. Are your houses regulated, your children instructed, the afflicted relieved, the poor visited, the work… — Jean Baptiste Massillon Copy Share Image
As people who have commitments and obligations, we try to blockade emotions and go on our course towards excellence, and that's a… — Twyla Tharp Copy Share Image