Duty Quotes

I'm John Kerry, and I'm reporting for duty.

Simple duty hath no place for fear.

There is no Christian duty that is not to be seasoned and set off with cheerishness, which in a thousand outward and intermitting crosses may yet be done well, as in this vale of tears.

Zeal and duty are not slow But on occasion's forelock watchful wait.

Worship is a way of gladly reflecting back to God the radiance of his worth. This cannot be done by mere acts of duty. It can be done only when spontaneous affections arise in the heart.

Improving the quality of life for people of this country is perhaps the most important duty of Government

The constant duty of every man to his fellows is to ascertain his own powers and special gifts, and to strengthen them for the help of others.

The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion.

Our duty is to preserve what the past has had to say for itself, and to say for ourselves what shall be true for the future.

God never imposes a duty without giving time to do it.

If you can take advantage of a situation in some way, it's your duty as an American to do it.

Our duty is to preach the gospel to all men.... This is what God expects of us

We have an intuitive sense of our duty.

It is not enough to just ride this earth. You have to aim higher, try to take off, even fly. It is our duty.

That courage which arises from the sense of our duty, and from the fear of offending Him that made us, acts always in a uniform manner, and according to the dictates of right reason.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty acts; in a uniform manner.

The sense of duty pursues us ever.

Men must be either the slaves of duty, or the slaves of force.

Without duty, life is sort of boneless; it cannot hold itself together.

The soul that is the abode of chastity acquires an energy which enables her to surmount with ease the obstacles that lie along the path of duty.

I feel however, that we architects have a special duty and mission... (to contribute) to the socio-cultural development of architecture and urban planning

The highest duty of the man is not to his father, but to his wife; and for the sake of that woman he abandons all other earthly ties, should any of these happen to interfere with that relation.

I enjoy popping in to World Duty Free at the airport and trying out perfumes - I can never resist a new scent.

I take it as a man's duty to restrain himself.

The primary object of a student of literature is to be delighted. His duty is to enjoy himself, his efforts should be directed to developing his faculty of appreciation.

The duty of an Opposition is to oppose.

I'll try and be what he loves to call me, 'a little woman,' and not be rough and wild, but do my duty here instead of wanting to be somewhere else.

We preach the virtues of democracy abroad. We must practice its duties here at home. Voting is the first duty of democracy.

Performance of duty and observance of morality are convertible terms.

The still small voice within you must always be the final arbiter when there is a conflict of duty.

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

Never, never, never let yourself feel that anybody ought to do anything for you. Once you become a duty you also become a nuisance.

A man's first duty is to his own conscience and honor; the party and country come second to that, and never first.

I know there were many good policemen who died doing their duty. Some of the cops were even friends of ours. But a cop can go both ways.

True happiness must arise from well-regulated affections, and an affection includes a duty.

'Tis a sort of duty to be rich, that it may be in one's power to do good, riches being another word for power.

In times of tragedies, our duty is to lend a helping hand to those in grief and thus light lamps of kindness and compassion.

Not liberty but duty is the condition of existence.

Art is a game. Too bad for him who makes a duty of it.

Every one regards his duty as a troublesome master from whom he would like to be free.

Don't die for the country! Don't die for the love! Don't die for anything! Always choose life! Under every circumstance this is your real duty in life!

When you kneel in prayer, don't give God orders, just report to your Commander in Chief for duty.

It's the duty of art to ask questions, not to provide answers. And if you want a clearer answer, I'll have to pass.

To compose our character is our duty, not to compose books, and to win, not battles and provinces, but order and tranquillity in our conduct.

The philosopher ought never to try to avoid the duty of making up his mind.

For us, holding on to religious rules, and following them, and refraining from what's forbidden, and being diligent with our duties, what do we call that? That's what we call freedom.

It is an ambassador's duty to stand up for his nation's foreign policy in any era and under any government whatsoever. Ambassadors are, in the full meaning of the term, titled spies.

It is your duty to examine the conduct of public figures and to place them in the spotlight - that is your duty.

Spreading the news is your duty as a Christian, and there are many ways to do this.

Minimum sales prices for alcohol are a startlingly bad idea. As with excise duties, the effects are regressive.