Duty is that mode of action which constitutes the best application of the capacity of the individual to the general advantage. — William Godwin Copy Share Image
“And that is the last lesson of childhood: You spend all your years fighting against the injustice of big folk and their… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
In Washington, of course, evading responsibility is an art form, so it is not always easy to tell who's responsible for which… — David Horowitz Copy Share Image
Taxpayer is a person who pays for the maintenance of the state, so the phrase obligations of the citizen to the state… — Ilkin Santak Copy Share Image
“The needs are too great, and there are too few of us. We have a duty, a responsibility to help others. It’s… — Leland Dirks Copy Share Image
Disaster management should be coordinated by the federal government, .. It is our exact responsibility. — Alcee Hastings Copy Share Image
“Once your decisions take on the impractical responsibility of validating the choices of others, your decisions cease to be your own.” — Kirk DeMatas Copy Share Image
Some pretty senior young individuals in and around the Cabinet should share the responsibility for talking up an election and referring publicly… — David Winnick Copy Share Image
Clemenza's overriding responsibility is to his family. He takes a moment out of his routine madness to remember that he had promised… — Sarah Vowell Copy Share Image
I have observed, on board a steamer, how men and women easily give way to their instinct for flirtation, because water has… — Rabindranath Tagore Copy Share Image
Animals are our younger brothers and sisters, also on the ladder of evolution but a few rungs lower. It is an important… — Hugh Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding Copy Share Image
I didn't start off with the responsibility because I didn't think anybody would care. But as you do meet these people influenced… — Ice T Copy Share Image
“A man is born into certain relationships and as a result has certain duties. For instance, he has a duty of loyalty… — Lao Tzu Copy Share Image
We have to use all of America's strengths to build a world with more partners and fewer adversaries, more shared responsibility and… — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
“Care and concern imply another aspect of love; that of responsibility. Today responsibility is often meant to denote duty, something imposed upon… — Erich Fromm Copy Share Image
I do not at all believe in human freedom in the philosophical sense... Schopenhauer’s saying, ‘A man can do what he wants,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“The more success we have, the more greatness we step into and the more abundance we experience, the more responsibility we have… — Jeff Olson Copy Share Image
Remember you live in a community. You have a responsibility to be accountable to your family and your community as well as… — Cherrie Moraga Copy Share Image
When any duty is to be done, it is fortunate for you if you feel like doing it; but, if you do… — Washington Gladden Copy Share Image
I know there is trouble in boxing. People say it is no longer good. But I cannot take responsibility. I am not… — Vitali Klitschko Copy Share Image
Man needs knowledge in order to survive, and only reason can achieve it; men who reject the responsibility of thought and reason,… — Ayn Rand Copy Share Image
Our obligation is to fight and compete in all of the competitions that we are in, we will all aim to do… — Joao Cancelo Copy Share Image
India doesn't take responsibility for the problems that the world is facing because of thermal coal. — Piyush Goyal Copy Share Image
Being a grownup means assuming responsibility for yourself, for your children, and - here's the big curve - for your parents. — Wendy Wasserstein Copy Share Image
I never think about my best interests. I think about what's the right thing to do in a situation. — Clive Palmer Copy Share Image
In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices… — Eleanor Roosevelt Copy Share Image
I think that's what growing up is all about. It's about taking on new responsibilities and learning what you can handle, and… — Sarah Michelle Gellar Copy Share Image
My parents taught me to approach the world critically, but also to approach it with a sense of responsibility. — Chelsea Clinton Copy Share Image
“But the finger I pointed at her turned back to me. I had loved her. Not only had I loved her, I… — Bernhard Schlink Copy Share Image
Eighty percent of the problems that beset unification immediately disappeared when the President signed the bill increasing the authority and the responsibility… — Louis A. Johnson Copy Share Image
I felt weary of the responsibility of owning houses and was glad enough to pass mine on to others. — Lillie Langtry Copy Share Image
I love when you aren't accountable to anybody or anything, and you can just be wherever you are. — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
I consider it to be the meaning of my whole life and my obligation to serve my fatherland and our people. — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
It is every man's obligation to put back into the world at least the equivalent of what he takes out of it. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I know that it is a huge responsibility to be the captain, the No. 10, but I like it. I like the… — Neymar Copy Share Image
All of these things we do without children, and suddenly we don't do them anymore, and it comes home to us in… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
The fact is that Germany is taking on its responsibility in the world - in the fight against IS, but also in… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
A baby comes with such responsibility. Once you become a mother, you always have a guilt trip. You always try to do… — Gal Gadot Copy Share Image
Netflix is famous for its corporate culture, which rightly emphasizes directness and personal responsibility. — Marc Randolph Copy Share Image
I follow the rules, whatever they are, with respect to ethical obligations. And it's important in my view to do so. — Ketanji Brown Jackson Copy Share Image