Obligation Quotes

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...if we want to meet the obligations of our civilization and our culture which are to create communities for our children that provide them with… — Robert Kennedy
We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends. — P.D. James
Being the first Olympic medallist of my country means that I have some obligations and it was a very tough job for me to resume… — Benjamin Boukpeti
Shouldn't atheist have an equal obligation to explain pleasure in a world of randomness. Where does pleasure come from? — Gilbert K. Chesterton
Sink the Bible to the bottom of the ocean, and still man's obligations to God would be unchanged. He would have the same path to… — Henry Ward Beecher
Anyone in a free society where the laws are unjust has an obligation to break the law. — Henry David Thoreau
Our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities. — John F. Kennedy
When more of the people's sustenance is exacted through the form of taxation than is necessary to meet the just obligations of government and expenses… — Grover Cleveland
When men receive favours from someone they expected to do them ill, they are under a greater obligation to their benefactor... — Niccolo Machiavelli
The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as by those they… — Niccolo Machiavelli
To me, teamwork is a lot like being part of a family. It comes with obligations, entanglements, headaches, and quarrels. But the rewards are worth… — Pat Summitt
The freedom to do your own thing ends when you have obligations and responsibilities. If you want to fail yourself - you can - but… — Lou Holtz
I can't say that I was my happiest on court, but I felt completely free. Free from family obligations, free from my own torment. In… — Jimmy Connors
An interface can be a powerful narrative device. And as we collect more and more personally and socially relevant data, we have an opportunity, and… — Aaron Koblin
Most men remember obligations, but not often to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent. — William Gilmore Simms
Gratitude is one of those things that cannot be bought. It must be born with men, or else all the obligations in the world will… — E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl of Halifax
Yes, I am my brother's keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by any maudlin sentimentality but by the… — Eugene V. Debs
We all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a healthier, cleaner, and better place for our children and future… — Blythe Danner
As the wealthiest nation on Earth, I believe the United States has a moral obligation to lead the fight against hunger and malnutrition, and to… — Barack Obama
Do not tell me of my obligation to put all poor men in good situations. Are they my poor? I tell thee, thou foolish philanthropist,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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