There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
I joined the BJP as a social obligation when the party only had 2 seats. People laughed at me at that time. — Shatrughan Sinha Copy Share Image
As you have more resources in life, it's your obligation to deploy those for the benefit of others. — Stephen A. Schwarzman Copy Share Image
If people disagree with me and want to articulate it, that's not only their right but almost their obligation. — David Cross Copy Share Image
The job of a storyteller is to tell stories, and I have concentrated on that obligation. — James A. Michener Copy Share Image
Make tawba not just for sins you've committed, but also for obligations you haven't fulfilled. — Ibn Taymiyyah Copy Share Image
My whole obligation was to West Indies cricket. As I have always said, 'I have never made a run for me.' — Garfield Sobers Copy Share Image
Living at peace with everyone...is not an option, it's an obligation. — Alistair Begg Copy Share Image
The civilized man has a moral obligation to be skeptical. . . . Any man who for one moment abandons or suspends… — Bergen Evans Copy Share Image
The decision came from the publisher. It certainly was cleared by Chicago. And then they come out with these fine sounding words… — Robert Scheer Copy Share Image
“Character is beyond obligation. You could kick your shoes off at the door, flick your cigarete butts onto the sidewalk or talk… — Novala Takemoto Copy Share Image
There's an obligation to not lead people down the wrong path, but I hardly think me wearing short shorts on stage is… — Iggy Azalea Copy Share Image
We who have witnessed the obscenity of war and experienced its horror and terrible consequences have an obligation to rise above our… — Ron Kovic Copy Share Image
I'm a tireless worker; I don't consider painting a work, it is not an obligation, I do it for pleasure; I haven't… — Fernando Botero Copy Share Image
If you have total freedom, then you are in trouble. It's much better when you have some obligation, some discipline, some rules.… — Renzo Piano Copy Share Image
I feel a big obligation to the audience, almost in a moral sense, to say something useful. If I'm going to spend… — Harold Ramis Copy Share Image
My argument has always been that nature has a master plan pushing every species toward procreation and that it is our right… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Every thoughtful, well-meaning and conscientious human being should assume in time of peace, the solemn and unconditional obligation not to participate in… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“The principle that first you try to solve your problems on your own and only turn to others as a last resort… — P.M. Forni Copy Share Image
The idea of any social obligation [...] just the idea of it embarasses my thoughts for a day, and sometimes it's since… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
Not until the creation and maintenance of decent conditions of life for all people are recognized and accepted as a common obligation… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Meet your obligations. But obligations never prevented anyone from following their dreams. Remember that you are a manifestation of the absolute, and… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I've always felt toward the slightest scene, even if all I had to do in a scene was just to come in… — Marilyn Monroe Copy Share Image
I think we ought to all take a step back and remember where we were 24, 48 hours ago, a week ago,… — Jay Carney Copy Share Image
It's not that you don't want to earn as much money as you can - it is your obligation, of course -… — Barry Diller Copy Share Image
I felt that there's an obligation when writing a piece about an urban expressway made in the 50s to acknowledge the context,… — Sufjan Stevens Copy Share Image
There was a time when only specialized Christian missionaries needed to be able to defend the gospel of Jesus Christ against the… — Josh McDowell Copy Share Image
I have no question that the Roman Catholic Church teaches that abortion in virtually all circumstances is wrong. I think the church's… — Bruce Babbitt Copy Share Image
Never before was it as incumbent upon every members to restate loyalty and exemplify fraternal obligation by consistent life and unimpeachable character.… — Jewel Copy Share Image
In vain are Schools, Academies, and Universities instituted, if loose Principles and licentious habits are impressed upon Children in their earliest years… — John Adams Copy Share Image
“The aim is to love God because the pure heart loves loving God and because the true mind knows He deserves it.… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
Harry's status as orphan gives him a freedom other children can only dream about (guiltily, of course). No child wants to lose… — J. K. Rowling Copy Share Image
It is as much our obligation not to cooperate with evil as it is to cooperate with good — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
I have an obligation to try to live as long as I can for my family. — Elizabeth Edwards Copy Share Image
It is my strong belief that Israel has not just the right but the obligation to protect itself. — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you do what you need, you're surviving. If you do what you want, you're living. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't feel an obligation to give everyone a hard time, but when they're important people, it's fun. — Don Rickles Copy Share Image
My only obligation is to my characters. And they came from where I have been. — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
You can't explain collateralized debt obligation in a novel - it's too draggy. — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
I've always been an outgoing guy. But I know as an athlete, I have an obligation to be a role model. — Jared Dudley Copy Share Image
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