Called Upon Quotes

128 quotes by 117 authors

We have made covenants so to do solemn, sacred, holy covenants, pledging ourselves before gods and angels. We are under covenant to live the law… — Bruce R. McConkie
The fact that a man is to vote forces him to think. You may preach to a congregation by the year and not affect its… — John Jay Chapman
A folkish state must therefore begin by raising marriage from the level of a continuous defilement of the race, and give it the consecration of… — Adolf Hitler
After an unequivocal experience of the inefficacy of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United… — Alexander Hamilton
A truly successful army is one that, because of its strength and ability and dedication, will not be called upon to fight, for no one… — Ronald Reagan
I was very glad that Mr. Attlee described my speeches in the war as expressing the will not only of Parliament but of the whole… — Winston Churchill
Tradition is something you can't bottle.You can't buy it at the corner store.But it is there to sustain you when you need it most.I've called… — Fritz Crisler
To teach our kids how to run our country, before they are called upon to run our country . . . if we don't, someone… — Richard Dreyfuss
You know, I'm fifty-two now and I call myself a singer. Before I kick it I want to be able to carry a tune in… — Iggy Pop
An actor must interpret life, and in order to do so must be willing to accept all the experiences life has to offer. In fact,… — James Dean
I'm usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl. — Hope Davis
Now that science has helped us to overcome the awe of the unknown in nature, we are the slaves of social pressures of our own… — Max Horkheimer
In my work a good library is essential. It enables me to learn the background and previous discussions of the various issues I am called… — Sandra Day O'Connor
Most of us can learn to live in perfect comfort on higher levels of power. Everyone knows that on any given day there are energies… — William James
To think of enduring to the end as â€˜hanging in there,â€™ doing oneâ€™s duty relentlessly, is not inaccurate. Yet enduring to the end is more… — Neal A. Maxwell
We are called upon not to be successful, but to be faithful, — Mother Teresa
For the virtuoso, musical works are in fact nothing but tragic and moving materializations of his emotions; he is called upon to make them speak,… — Franz Liszt
I live neither in the past nor in the future. I am in the present. I cannot know what tomorrow will bring forth. I can… — Igor Stravinsky
Don't give your advice before you are called upon. — Desiderius Erasmus
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert to fleece the people, and now that they have got into a quarrel with themselves, we are… — Abraham Lincoln

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