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
We have a greater responsibility to act than those who live in ignorance. Once you become knowledgeable, you have an obligation to… — Ron Paul Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say that comedy brought me away from it.I think that my idea of faith was another obligation in my life. — Jim Gaffigan Copy Share Image
Wherefore for the public interest and benefit of human society it is requisite that the highest obligations possible should be laid upon… — Isaac Barrow Copy Share Image
Shareholders have the right and obligation to set the parameters of corporate behavior within which management pursues profit. — Eliot Spitzer Copy Share Image
On the other hand, Allah directs man to the spiritual purity through the act of giving that is represented by charity that… — Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah Copy Share Image
I was raised in, and presumably to, the cutlery business. I really didn't think that that's what I wanted to do for… — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
You have no obligation under the sun other than to discover your real needs, to fulfill them, and to rejoice in doing… — Francois Rabelais Copy Share Image
As the wealthiest country with all the blessings that we have, do we have an obligation to help the outside world? I… — Michael Hastings Copy Share Image
All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a… — Christian Bale Copy Share Image
I would consider myself to be a moderate Republican, but more important than that, I believe our system of government is the… — Pat Meehan Copy Share Image
So we are in for years of debt deflation. That means that people have to pay so much debt service for mortgages,… — Michael Hudson Copy Share Image
Satyagraha means insistence on what one knows to be the truth. The insistence implies the exercise of free will as the need… — Goparaju Ramachandra Rao Copy Share Image
Sometimes we just walk into something that is not for us at all. We pretend it is. We think we can shrug… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
Not until the creation and maintenance of decent conditions of life for all men are recognized and accepted as a common obligation… — Albert Einstein 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 the nineties, everybody wants to talk about their rights and privileges. Twenty-five years ago, people talked about their obligations and responsibilities. — Lou Holtz 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
Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship. — Sarah Vowell 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
Being a sports fan is a complex matter, in part irrational but not unworthy; a relief from the seriousness of the real… — Richard Gilman Copy Share Image
Simply because humankind have the power now to meddle or 'manage' or 'exercise stewardship' in every nook and cranny of the world… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
If citizens and those in the communities where Islamic terror festers are willing to take the risk of engaging and reporting suspicions,… — Katie Pavlich Copy Share Image
Equality of rights means that some people cannot simply impose obligations on others, for the moral agency and rights of those others… — Tom G. Palmer Copy Share Image
The law is a powerful thing but the law doesn't always change what's in people's hearts. And so all of us have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When your effort is low, you're probably not thinking about the opportunity, you're thinking about the obligation. — Eric Thomas Copy Share Image
A man should live his life a certain way not because of some divine authority, but because of a personal moral obligation… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
We need a president who understands the first obligation of the commander-in-chief is to keep America safe. If I am elected president,… — Ted Cruz 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
The Children's Justice Campaign reminds us of our sacred obligation as adults to raise ourselves into consciousness so that our children may… — Shefali Tsabary Copy Share Image
Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are… — Adam Schiff Copy Share Image
Not only do we have a right to be happy, we have an obligation to be happy because our happiness has an… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is the obligation of each person in Israel to raise up the Fallen Bride from the dust into which She has… — Moshe Chaim Luzzatto Copy Share Image
I remember asking my dad, "Why didn't you ever move to the States? You probably could have made a lot more money."… — Will Arnett Copy Share Image
Working for a just distribution of the fruits of the earth and human labor is not mere philanthropy. It is a moral… — Pope Francis 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
The night of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
We are under a moral obligation to do our best to realize the best that human beings can be. To neglect that… — Charles Murray Copy Share Image
As a Christian, part of my obligation is to alleviate suffering. Explicit recognition of that in the Methodist tradition is one reason… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Together as a nation, we have the obligation to put sunshine into the hearts of our little ones. They are our precious… — Nelson Mandela Copy Share Image
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