Obliged Quotes

420 Obliged quotes by 288 unique authors

One might compare the relation of the ego to the id with that between a rider and his horse. The horse provides the locomotor energy,… — Sigmund Freud
I am not carrying on a war of extermination against the Romans. I am contending for honor and empire. My ancestors yielded to Roman valour.… — Hannibal
If I write a new play, my point of view may be profoundly modified. I may be obliged to contradict myself and I may no… — Eugene Ionesco
And here one must not that hatred is acquired just as much by means of good actions as by bad ones; and so, as I… — Niccolo Machiavelli
No one ever said that you would live to see the repercussions of everything you do, or that you have guarantees, or that you are… — Mark Helprin
The devotee of truth is often obliged to grope in the dark. — Mahatma Gandhi
It ought to be an offense to be excruciating and unfunny in circumstances where your audience is almost morally obliged to enthuse. — Christopher Hitchens
A certain kind of rich man afflicted with the symptoms of moral dandyism sooner or later comes to the conclusion that it isn't enough merely… — Lewis H. Lapham
I realized that I had granted my illness lordship over me. In viewing my depression as a despot subjecting me to its savage fancies, I… — Eric G. Wilson
What editors are obliged to appear to say that — Naomi Wolf
You know that I become quite powerless whenever I am obliged to write for an instrument which I cannot bear. — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I will gladly give lessons as a favor, particularly when I see that my student has talent, inclination, and anxiety to learn; but to be… — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I think myself obliged, whatever my private apprehensions may be of the success, to do my duty, and leave events to their Disposer. — Robert Boyle
We shall soon be obliged to meet in cellars, or in darkened rooms with closed doors, and speak in whispers lest our next door neighbors… — Emma Goldman
The question may seem embarrassing, but it can be answered in a few words. For two people to live in peace they must both want… — Errico Malatesta
We are aware that it is said, that woman is virtually represented in Parliament, her interests being the same as those of man; but the… — Unknown Author
What editors are obliged to appear to say that men want from women is actually what their advertisers want from women. — Naomi Wolf
The country only has charms for those not obliged to stay there. — Edouard Manet
I am greatly obliged to you, and to all who have come forward at the call of their country. — Abraham Lincoln
I mean there are many, many people in all sorts of different countries who don't have a great life, who are subject to injustice. Are… — Tony Abbott
In the case of a meltdown, the regulatory authorities may find themselves obliged to step in to preserve the integrity of the system. It is… — George Soros
I have to do this, as long as it is at all possible; for if those who are obliged to look after commas had always… — Karl Kraus
And Nature takes no account of moral consequences, of arbitrary conditions which we create, and which we feel obliged to maintain at any cost. — Kate Chopin
In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of the position without… — Alexander Alekhine
Upon receiving my notification of acceptance to the university, my parents noticed that they were obliged to submit to the university, among other things, a… — Koichi Tanaka

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