Obligation Quotes

1054 Obligation quotes by 801 unique authors

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
The land retains an identity of its own, still deeper and more subtle than we can know. Our obligation toward it then becomes simple: to… — Barry Lopez
The cheese and wine party has the form of friendship without the warmth and devotion. It is a device either for getting rid of social… — Brooks Atkinson
Let the children...be carefully instructed in the principles and obligations of the Christian religion. This is the most essential part of education. — Benjamin Rush
Our Congresses consist of Christians. In their private life they are true to every obligation of honor; yet in every session they violate them all,… — Mark Twain
It is the duty of every man to render to the Creator such homage and such only as he believes to be acceptable to him.… — James Madison
EARTH DAY uses one of humanity's great discoveries, the discovery of anniversaries by which, throughout time, human beings have kept their sorrows and their joys,… — Margaret Mead
Basketball is in my blood. It is my obligation to try. — Hakeem Olajuwon
I just do what I got to do and go out and be myself, on and off the court, and take care of my obligations.… — LeBron James
Not until the creation and maintenance of decent conditions of life for all people are recognized and accepted as a common obligation of all people… — Albert Einstein
In this modern world plagued with counterfeits for the Lord's plan, we must not be misled into supposing that we can discharge our obligations to… — Marion G. Romney

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