“Dad never missed a day of work, regardless of how late he had been out the night before. The intensity of Dad’s… — Melanie Hoffert Copy Share Image
perhaps all this modern ferment of what's known as 'social conscience' or 'civic responsibility' isn't a result of the sense of duty,… — Dorothy Canfield Fisher Copy Share Image
“Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to… — W.H. Auden Copy Share Image
“At its best, citizenship finds an equilibrium between two essential ingredients -- that of rights and that of duties. When the idea… — Jim Stockdale Copy Share Image
“Our relationship to the past is marked by deep indifference, even if we do say something to the contrary, even if we… — Dag Solstad Copy Share Image
It's no accident that capitalism has brought with it progress, not merely in production but also in knowledge. Egoism and competition are,… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
We humans have a powerful instinct to flee from peril. It takes a special kind of courage, a deep sense of duty,… — William Barr Copy Share Image
Please do as I requested, only if you can do so with the joy of a little child feeding a hungry duck.… — Marshall B. Rosenberg Copy Share Image
There is in all animals a sense of duty that man condescends to call instinct. — Robert Breault Copy Share Image
Everyone has to have a sense of duty. A duty to society, to their family. I mean, you name it. — Prince Philip Copy Share Image
The real joy of life is in its play. Play is anything we do for the joy and love of doing it,… — Walter Rauschenbusch Copy Share Image
[The Middle East conflict ] just kind of ran its course for me. For a long time I could justify doing it… — Peter van Agtmael Copy Share Image
It is, in fact, nothing short of a miracle that the modern methods of instruction have not yet entirely strangled the holy… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
“Worldly morality and love for Krishna. (18/43 Mall Road, Kanpur, December 1, 1927) Bless me so that I can dedicate my… — Srila Bhaktisiddhanta Prabhupada Copy Share Image
“He feared that principle, active principle, had been wanting; that they had never been properly taught to govern their inclinations and tempers… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“To narrow natural rights to such neat slogans as "liberty, equality, fraternity" or "life, liberty, property," . . . was to ignore… — Russell Kirk Copy Share Image
“I warned you; I warned you I was the Senses Taker," sneered the Senses Taker. "I help people find what they're not… — Norton Juster Copy Share Image
On the whole, the experience that the activity of the soul obeys the law of least resistance has been verified even in… — Ellen Key Copy Share Image
I was raised with a sense of duty, obedience and guilt. — Caroline, Princess of Hanover Copy Share Image
I am saying that out of a spirit of appreciation and gratitude, and a sense of duty, you ought to make whatever… — Gordon B. Hinckley Copy Share Image
One of the greatest benefits to come out of 'Lean In' was convincing women to help and support other women - not… — Nell Scovell Copy Share Image
Nothing truly valuable arises from ambition or from a mere sense of duty; it stems rather from love and devotion towards men… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
I have come to the conclusion that it's a waste of time to have too much pride in anything. Perhaps it's good… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Every time we pick up a book from a sense of duty and we find that we're struggling to get through it,… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
“A song is no song unless the circumstance is free and fine. If the singer sings from a sense of duty or… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image