Obligation Quotes

1054 Obligation quotes by 801 unique authors

I believe we have an obligation to read for pleasure, in private and in public places. If we read for pleasure, if others see us… — Neil Gaiman
We have a greater responsibility to act than those who live in ignorance. Once you become knowledgeable, you have an obligation to do something about… — Ron Paul
True solitude is found in the wild places, where one is without human obligation. One's inner voices become audible... In consequence, one responds more clearly… — Wendell Berry
Today I detach from other people's dramas. I love them and pray for them. I am a role model of peace for them. But I… — Doreen Virtue
To carry adequate life insurance is a moral obligation incumbent upon the great majority of citizens. — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Creativity is a scavenger hunt. It's your obligation to pay attention to clues, to the thing that gives you that little tweak. — Elizabeth Gilbert
We must always meet our obligation to those who fall behind without our assistance. But let's remember, without a race there can be no champion,… — Ronald Reagan
Fathering imposed an obligation that was more than your money, your body, or your time, a presence neither physical nor measurable by clocks: open-ended, eternal,… — Michael Chabon
I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked a mile into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit. In my afternoon walk… — Henry David Thoreau
It is the obligation of every person who claims to oppose oppression to resist the oppressor by every means at his or her disposal. Not… — Assata Shakur
Friendship, obligation and greed are not good enough reasons to write anything. — Stephen Sondheim
See if you can give yourself gifts that may be true blessings, such as self-acceptance , or some time each day with no purpose. Practice… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
I'm going to Graceland, for reasons I cannot explain. There's some part of me wants to see Graceland. And I may be advised to defend… — Paul Simon
There was a time when only specialized Christian missionaries needed to be able to defend the gospel of Jesus Christ against the attacks of Islam.… — Josh McDowell
True luxury is being able to own your time - to be able to take a walk, sit on your porch, read the paper, not… — Ashton Kutcher
Make tawba not just for sins you've committed, but also for obligations you haven't fulfilled. — Ibn Taymiyyah
There are moments in Life when keeping silent becomes a fault, and speaking an obligation. A civic duty, a moral challenge, a categorical imperative from… — Oriana Fallaci
The first obligation of the writer is to be interesting. To be interesting; not to change the world. — John Barth
We have a moral obligation to act happy even if we don't feel it — Dennis Prager
Gays are beginning to realize what blacks learned long ago: Unless you are out here fighting for yourself then nobody else will help you. I… — Bayard Rustin
Don't confuse drive and passion. Drive pushes you forward. It's a duty, an obligation. Passion pulls you. It's the sense of connection you feel when… — Randy Komisar
We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. — Barack Obama
I think that two people who decide to live together in a marriage situation, they have an obligation to make the marriage work for them. — Helen Reddy
Before my marriage, I didn’t think about all the obligations that were awaiting me. My experience has proved useful and I think that I have… — Grace Kelly
If you set as your goal to roll back the size of government, you have an obligation to answer the tough questions and show real… — Brian Baird

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