Obligation Quotes

1054 Obligation quotes by 801 unique authors

The obligation to receive reduces our ability to choose whom we wish to be indebted to and puts that power in the hands of others. — Robert Cialdini
I consider it to be the meaning of my whole life and my obligation to serve my fatherland and our people. — Vladimir Putin
Individuals have international duties which transcend the national obligations of obedience. Therefore individual citizens have the duty to violate domestic laws to prevent crimes against… — Edward Snowden
The obligation to earn one's bread by the sweat of one's brow also presumes the right to do so. A society in which this right… — Pope John Paul II
I am under obligations to most of those advisers for the pains and interest they took in my case; but only to one for an… — William Banting
If you're deaf, dumb, and blind to what's happening in the world, you're under no obligation to do anything. But if you know what's happening… — Assata Shakur
When you are faced with prejudice, logic and justice are impotent. Still, we may have an obligation to argue directly into the face of the… — Gerry Spence
Globalization is the result of powerful governments, especially that of the United States, pushing trade deals and other accords down the throats of the world’s… — Noam Chomsky
But obligation, I eventually saw, is not the same as commitment, and it's certainly not an acceptable reason to stick with something that isn't working — Twyla Tharp
Obligation is a flimsy base for creativity, way down the list behind passion, courage, instinct, and the desire to do something great. — Twyla Tharp
Religious liberalism affirms the moral obligation to direct one's effort toward the establishment of a just and *loving* community. — James Luther Adams
There are always lessons to be found in the darkest moments. It's a moral obligation to dig deep and find that little glimmer of hope… — Andrea Pirlo
Mathematics, in the development of its ideas, has only to take account of the immanent reality of its concepts and has absolutely no obligation to… — Georg Cantor
The three basic material rights -- continuity, mutual obligation, and the pursuit of happiness. — David Brin
Humans have made a huge hole in nature in the last 10,000 years. [With de-extinction,] we have the ability now, and maybe the moral obligation,… — Stewart Brand
France must not be the only country to have a high level of welfare protection and few obligations incumbent on those who receive benefits. — Nicolas Sarkozy
I suspect that most of the individuals who have religious faith are content with blind faith. They feel no obligation to understand what they believe.… — Mortimer Adler
The great city can teach something that no university by itself can altogether impart: a vivid sense of the largeness of human brotherhood, a vivid… — Seth Low
In relation to the immense sacrifices that the state demands of the individual through the blood tax, it seems rather incidental whether it compensates the… — Ludwig von Mises
I support development and deployment of a limited national missile defense. Few if any of our duties surpass our obligation to provide for the common… — Joe Lieberman
I believe that the United States has a moral obligation to stand up for those citizens of the world who cannot stand up for themselves,… — Joseph Crowley
We have an opportunity, but we have an obligation to senior citizens and to the younger people who are entering the workforce today to help… — Thad Cochran
We've trained and trained for a reason: to be better at the craft of war than our enemy, to use our skill to perform the… — Marcus Luttrell
What happened to our friendship? I really think it's our obligation as friends to be brutally honest and be frank with them and say, 'Look,… — David Cross
If there is any one thing that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live within… — Heber J. Grant

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