Obligation Quotes

If we are to prevent the fabric of our society from coming apart, we must teach our children to excel not only academically, but also in their appreciation of their obligation to others.

Parenting meant that whether or not your children understood you, your obligation was to understand them.

For standing between Cody and his pain is my obligation, and standing between my uncle and his pain is my rent, but the pain I coax from Bronte is my joy

We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.

It is well known to all great men, that by conferring an obligation they do not always procure a friend, but are certain of creating many enemies.

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change

I wouldn't say that comedy brought me away from it.I think that my idea of faith was another obligation in my life.

If there's even one thing we can do - even one life we can save - we have an obligation to try

To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation.

Art Exists for the human species. I think that all of the people who love art, those who teach art, and all of you should burn with the obligation to save the world

The United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country.

You can awaken each day to obligations you never chose — or you can decide now to choose them.

You have a moral obligation to finish the job you said you would do.

What higher obligation does a President have than to explain his intentions to the people and persuade them that the direction he wishes to go is right?

For the Archivist, this role is a result of his obligation to preserve and assure timely and maximum access to our governmental records in the evolving historic saga of the American people.

If I don't feel like writing today or for a few days, I don't. And I don't think about it. It is not an obligation-it is the greatest privilege.

Everything about morality and obligations I owe to football.

The nation's obligation to her defenders is as old as that defense itself.

I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and help save the world.

Mathematics, in the development of its ideas, has only to take account of the immanent reality of its concepts and has absolutely no obligation to examine their transient reality.

The ransoming of captives has been practiced by Jews for many centuries and has been regarded as a greater obligation than charity for the poor.

We've have to heed our Biblical obligation to be good stewards of the Earth after leaving the Garden of Eden.

Is it the obligation of great art to be continually interesting? I think not.

For some reason, we see divorce as a signal of failure, despite the fact that each of us has a right, and an obligation, to rectify any other mistake we make in life.

It is not a government's obligation to provide services, but to see that they are provided.

Sexuality is a big issue, but there are others - how much you commit to a relationship, to social obligation, to honesty and being honest with yourself.

There is a spiritual obligation, there is a task to be done. It is not, however, something as simple as following a set of somebody else's rules

More things to remember: 7) The value of time; 8) The pleasure of working; 9) The obligation of duty; 10) The power of kindness; 11) The wisdom of economy; 12) The virtue of patience.

In a country where nature has been so lavish and where we have been so spendthrift of indigenous beauty, to set aside a few rivers in their natural state should be considered an obligation.

Nobody is bound by any obligation unless it has first been freely accepted.

Nothing makes me more pessimistic than the obligation not to be pessimistic.

We're under obligation to love - that's the commandment.

Those accept an obligation lightly who feel lightly about letting it drop.

Your first obligation as a writer is to tell the truth and to tell a good story.

We have a great obligation not only to look after our own interests, but to engage and to make sure that this meeting is at the beginning of a renaissance of trust.

President Obama believes that we have a moral obligation to the next generation to leave our land, water, and wildlife better than we found it.

Given how well the cards have been dealt to someone like myself, I think there's an inherent obligation to try to reach out and make a difference.

When men receive favours from someone they expected to do them ill, they are under a greater obligation to their benefactor.

I remind myself of the power of thought and how it's my obligation as a citizen (and student) of humanity to propel compassion.

Let honor be to us as strong an obligation as necessity is to others.

Morality rests upon a sense of obligation; and obligation has no meaning except as implying a Divine command, without which it would cease to be.

We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools.

To owe an obligation to a worthy friend is a happiness, and can be no disparagement.

The president-elect [Donald Trump] has a duty and obligation to abide by the law. And he's except from most all of these laws.

My religion recognizes no obligation to resolve doubt other than through rational means; and it commands no mere faith in eternal truths

Hollywood has an obligation to watch what they put out there. Kids do imitate what they see - good or bad.

Tell the truth as you understand it. If you're a writer, you have a moral obligation to do this. And it is a revolutionary act - truth is always subversive.

I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis.

My obligation as president, and what I promise the country, is that the courts will be able to do their job free of all pressure.

The sense of obligation to continue is present in all of us. A duty to strive is the duty of us all. I felt a call to that duty.