Duty Quotes

May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!

Only when the voice of duty is silent, or when it has already spoken, may we allowably think of the consequences of a particular action.

There is happiness in duty, although it may not seem so.

When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock 'n' roll was asleep.

The sexes were made for each other, and only in the wise and loving union of the two is the fullness of health and duty and happiness to be expected.

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

I now add, farther, that the apostle's argument is so far from proving it to be the duty of people to obey, and submit to, such rulers as act in contradiction to the public good, and so to the design of their office, that it proves the direct contrary.

The risk to be percieved defines the duty to be obeyed.

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.

Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict diligence observed in the duty of sentinels.

Rights that do not flow from duty well performed are not worth having.

Everybody has a right to be defended, and every lawyer has a duty to defend people accused. And my office is to defend him, to discuss the accusation point by point, as I think this is a normal step in a democracy.

No simplicity of mind, no obscurity of station, can escape the universal duty of questioning all that we believe.

Promptitude is not only a duty, but is also a part of good manners; it is favorable to fortune, reputation, influence, and usefulness; a little attention and energy will form the habit, so as to make it easy and delightful.

Hollywood has always been political. They consider it their right and duty to tell us what is politically good and right.

I know I am not only the bad conscience of the Nazis. I am also the bad conscience of the Jews. Because what I have taken up as my duty was everybody's duty.

Do your duty and leave the rest to heaven.

In my teens, I joined the Parachute Regiment. I jumped out of lots of airplanes, as much as the Government budget would allow us to. I did two active tours of duty: Northern Ireland, and then the Falklands war.

Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less.

I wish either my father or my mother, or indeed both of them, as they were in duty both equally bound to it, had minded what they were about when they begot me.

Killing someone is the ultimate crime, while on the other hand, killing someone in uniform is fulfillment of duty.

All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope.

I am sure it is one's duty as a teacher to try to show boys that no opinions, no tastes, no emotions are worth much unless they are one's own. I suffered acutely as a boy from the lack of being shown this.

Duty is not collective; it is personal.

Seek happiness for its own sake, and you will not find it; seek for duty, and happiness will follow as the shadow comes with the sunshine.

Our veterans accepted the responsibility to defend America and uphold our values when duty called.

To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty, to interpret it is his problem, and to express it his dedication.

During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and murmurs from deep within: Thank you. Thank you, my homeland.

When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and death a duty.

The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts.