Best 786 quotes in «duty quotes» category

I secretly assumed, as poets do, The duty on me to define the moon.

I see it as my duty to take a stand for the Iraqi people, for democracy, freedom and reconciliation.

I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to be authentic Australian music.

I shall have one, too," he told her. "So that you don't feel alone." She tried not to smile. "That is most generous of you." "I am quite certain it is my gentlemanly duty." "To eat cake?" "It is one of the more appealing of my gentlemanly duties," he allowed.

I shall not do more than I can, and I shall do all I can to save the government, which is my sworn duty as well as my personal inclination. I shall do nothing in malice. What I deal with is too vast for malicious dealing.

I still owe a duty of loyalty to my clients and former clients, so I cannot specify which clients I did not especially find congenial, but the cause was the same.

I take advantage of the ability to fly with helicopters belonging to the federal police force, and this privilege is consistent with rules that have been in place for decades. A chancellor must be accessible at all times and be in a position to execute their duties as best they can. I must have the ability to immediately return to Berlin if necessary. There are also security considerations.

It is a duty not only to punish, but to prevent all manner of evil.

I think it's an intellectual duty for a person who lives in a free society to read material not only with which you agree, but with which you disagree. Because every so often somebody you think is wrong will actually turn out to be right.

I think the first duty of society is justice.

It is a common saying that many pecks of salt must be eaten before the duties of friendship can be discharged.

It is a happy thing for us that this is really all we have to concern ourselves about--what to do next. No man can do the second thing. He can do the first.

It is a sin to be silent when it is your duty to protest.

I think that when youre making a story... thats based on somebody, the filmmaker has his duty to do his research.

It is admitted that all men have an equal right to the enjoyment of their life, property and personal security; and it is the duty as it is the object, of government to protect every man in this enjoyment.

It is a duty we owe to posterity to see that our children shall know the virtues, and rise worthy of their sires.

It is better to expose ourselves to ingratitude than to neglect our duty to the distressed.

It is better to proceed with one's duty in the service of others than wallow in the pain attachments bring

It is man's duty to love and to fear God, even without hope of reward or fear of punishment.

It is false to suggest that men must turn away from his desires in the interest of a higher duty. Men only responds to duty if he desires to do so. To understand men, you must understand their desires and the relative strength of those desires.

It is easier to do one's duty to others than to one's self. If you do your duty to others, you are considered reliable. If you do your duty to yourself, you are considered selfish.

It is man's peculiar duty to love even those who wrong him.

it is necessary that we should all have a little of the will to die, because otherwise we would find the performance of our biological duty of death too difficult.

It is not a matter of desire, but of coercion and duty.

It is not a virtue, but a deceptive copy and imitation of virtue, when we are led to the performance of duty by pleasure as its recompense.

It is not by change of circumstances, but by fitting our spirits to the circumstances in which God has placed us, that we can be reconciled to life and duty.

It is just as hard to do your duty when men are sneering at you as when they are shouting at you.

It is not our responsibility to make it acceptable; it is our duty to make it available.

It is not only our right as members of the global human family to protest when our brothers and sisters are being treated brutally, but it is also our duty to do whatever we can to hep them.

It is not lawful for you to make a compromise with God: to try to fulfill part of your duties and to omit others at your own pleasure.

It is one of the noblest duties of a university to advance knowledge, and to diffuse it not merely among those who can attend the daily lectures—but far and wide.

It is of the utmost importance that our service members are adequately compensated for their duties, and that we offer them a quality of life that will enable them to continue to serve and to live comfortably

It is our duty, my young friends, to resist old age.

It is our duty to love the unloved, help the helpless, and bring hope to the hopeless

It is our duty to make a leap into the future, and I believe that we will make it.

It is our duty to save the world. That is our mission, insofar as they will listen unto us and receive our testimony.

It is our duty to be faithful, not with eye service as men pleasers.

It is our duty to do all we can to introduce every generation to Christ.

It is our duty to ensure we have a peace worth fighting for.

It is our first duty to serve society.

It is only in times of great and grievous dullness that the believer regards prayer as a duty, and not as a privilege.

It is our duty and our privilege to keep America moving forward.

It is the business of the future to be dangerous; and it is among the merits of science that it equips the future for its duties.

It is the duty of every man to uphold the dignity of every woman.

It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.

It is the duty of those who are entrusted with the Gospel to endeavor to make it known among all nations.

It is the duty of all magicians to give entertainment.

It is the duty of each one of us to be a holy woman. We shall have elevated aims, if we are holy women.

It is the duty of mankind on all suitable occasions to acknowledge their dependence on the Divine Being.

It is the duty of a doctor to prolong life and it is not his duty to prolong the act of dying.