Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty. Votes: 3
John D. RockefellerYou do what you want to for Passion, you do what you have to for Obligation. Votes: 3
Christine CaineObligation is a more effective weapon against the Will than any penalty, threat or act of force. Votes: 3
Ashim ShankerTo owe an obligation to a worthy friend is a happiness, and can be no disparagement. Votes: 2
Pierre CharronBase natures ever judge a thing above them, and hate a power they are too much obliged to. Votes: 2
Thomas OtwayOur obligation is to give meaning to life and in doing so to overcome the passive, indifferent life. Votes: 2
Elie WieselIf an individual is born with the obligation to obey, who is born with the right to command? Votes: 2
Tom G. PalmerBalanced relationships are always based in freedom, not obligation. Votes: 0
Michael Thomas SunnarborgAn obligation is something which constrains or induces us to act. Votes: 0
Francis Jeffrey, Lord JeffreyTo oppose corruption in government is the highest obligation of patriotism. Votes: 0
G. Edward GriffinNothing makes me more pessimistic than the obligation not to be pessimistic. Votes: 0
Eugene IonescoToo great haste to repay an obligation is a kind of ingratitude. Votes: 0
Francois de La RochefoucauldEthical obligation has to subordinate itself to the totalitarian nature of war. Votes: 0
Karl BrandtFriendship, obligation and greed are not good enough reasons to write anything. Votes: 0
Stephen SondheimReality may avoid the obligation to be interesting, but ... hypotheses may not. Votes: 0
Jorge Luis BorgesNo State shall pass any law impairing the [natural] obligation of contracts. Votes: 0
Lysander SpoonerThe future is not an inheritance, it is an opportunity and an obligation. Votes: 0
William J. ClintonThere's no such thing as entitlement, unless someone has first met an obligation. Votes: 0
Margaret ThatcherMan always travels along precipices... His truest obligation is to keep his balance. Votes: 0
Pope John Paul IIThe consultant's first obligation is to the patient, not to his brother physician. Votes: 0
Burton J. HendrickOn all sides, life is surrounded by hostility. This puts us under an obligation. Votes: 0
Wilhelm ReichWhen some men discharge an obligation, you can hear the report for miles around. Votes: 0
Mark TwainIt is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible. Votes: 0
Desmond TutuModern science is under no obligation to satisfy the expectations of your five senses. Votes: 0
Neil deGrasse TysonHonor puts us under an obligation as binding as necessity is for other people. Votes: 0
Pliny the YoungerThis obligation to move can be a burden to a player without strategic vision. Votes: 0
Garry KasparovI believe it's a cook's moral obligation to add more butter given the chance. Votes: 0
Michael RuhlmanThe three basic material rights -- continuity, mutual obligation, and the pursuit of happiness. Votes: 0
David BrinMy obligation is to do the right thing. The rest is in God's hands. Votes: 0
Martin Luther King, Jr.A vow is a heavenly created obligation in motion that only ends when fully completed. Votes: 0
Lizelle DuPlessisAs a corporation, you cannot let the desire for unanimity override your obligation for fairness. Votes: 0
Leo HinderyWe should feel grateful instead of entitled. We have a moral obligation to give back. Votes: 0
Bill CourtneyThe United States government has the obligation to educate all young people in this country. Votes: 0
Al SharptonYou don't change the world out of obligation, but you will out of glorious obsession. Votes: 0
Brian HoustonMen will believe anything at all provided they are under no obligation to believe it. Votes: 0
Thomas GrayIf people won't spend any money, the government has this moral obligation to do it. Votes: 0
Ron PaulThere is one thing diviner than duty, namely, the bond of obligation transmuted into liberty. Votes: 0
William Rounseville AlgerDo not allow obligation or immediacy to bind you to physical things or specific actions. Votes: 0
Mary Anne RadmacherAll moral obligation resolves itself into the obligation of conformity to the will of God. Votes: 0
Charles HodgeIt is every Americans' right and obligation to read and interpret the Constitution for himself. Votes: 0
Thomas JeffersonThere is a moral obligation that those who have should give to those who don't. Votes: 0
Audrey Hepburn... the future is under no obligation to wait patiently while we get ready for it. Votes: 0
John Michael GreerI think most actors feel an obligation to do right by the people they're playing. Votes: 0
Kyle MacLachlanFrom the right to know and the duty to inquire flows the obligation to act. Votes: 0
Sandra SteingraberMy only obligation is to my characters. And they came from where I have been. Votes: 0
Quentin TarantinoWe have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. Votes: 0
Barack ObamaIt is not a government's obligation to provide services, but to see that they are provided. Votes: 0
Mario CuomoGrowing other leaders from the ranks isn't just the duty of the leader, it's an obligation. Votes: 0
Warren G. BennisWe have no more fundamental obligation in government than to ensure the safety of our citizens. Votes: 0
Bob EhrlichAs Christians, we have an obligation and responsibility to abide by the principles of the Bible. Votes: 0
S. Truett CathyThere is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless. Votes: 0
Chinua AchebeNobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law. Votes: 0
Jean AnouilhThe job of a storyteller is to tell stories, and I have concentrated on that obligation. Votes: 0
James A. MichenerI hate the amount of communication, the obligation that you have just by owning a phone. Votes: 0
Lucas TillOur obligation to the will of God is our obligation to the laws of practical reason. Votes: 0
Joseph Alexander LeightonPerhaps it is our obligation to be noble before it is our obligation to be happy. Votes: 0
Kathleen McGowanDo you look forward to going to church, or is it something you do out of obligation? Votes: 0
Joyce MeyerIn many ways, when you're a Nobel peace laureate, you have an obligation to humankind, to society. Votes: 0
Desmond TutuIt's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern. Votes: 0
Stephen HarperYou find in some a sort of graceless modesty, that makes them ashamed to requite an obligation. Votes: 0
Seneca the YoungerAnyone who reads a book with a sense of obligation does not understand the art of reading. Votes: 0
Lin YutangYour first obligation as a writer is to tell the truth and to tell a good story. Votes: 0
Lena WaitheWe were not born with guilt nor obligation. When you give in to guilt, you endorse it. Votes: 0
Anita MoorjaniI think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change Votes: 0
Ron SilverWe have a legal and moral obligation to rid our world of nuclear tests and nuclear weapons. Votes: 0
Ban Ki-moonWe have an obligation to give something back to the community that gives so much to us. Votes: 0
Ray KrocIf you feel that strongly about something, you have an obligation to try and change my mind. Votes: 0
Aaron SorkinI think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change. Votes: 0
Ron SilverI was given talent, and if you are given it, it is your obligation to use it. Votes: 0
Dennis PotterAnyone in a free society where the laws are unjust has an obligation to break the law. Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauI think there is an obligation on the part of all of us to stay informed and aware. Votes: 0
Robert KennedyI don't miss the obligation to be opinionated, but I do regret the chance to share a joy. Votes: 0
Adam GopnikEveryone is given one gift, a reason for being, and it's our obligation to do something with it. Votes: 0
Melissa RosenbergAlthough the universe is under no obligation to make sense, students in pursuit of a Ph. D. are. Votes: 0
Robert KirshnerSome laws are wrong, and we have an obligation to speak out against those laws wherever they are. Votes: 0
Julian McMahonIt is as much our obligation not to cooperate with evil as it is to cooperate with good Votes: 0
Mahatma GandhiIt is my strong belief that Israel has not just the right but the obligation to protect itself. Votes: 0
Barack Obama"We have a responsibility and an obligation to do everything we can to try to make this work." Votes: 0
John HickenlooperFor those who lead, they have an obligation to create a better life for the people around them. Votes: 0
Daniel A. D'AnielloBut I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh Votes: 0
Bob NewhartIf you are in a meeting and you disagree mentally then you have an obligation to disagree verbally! Votes: 0
Perry NobleThe first obligation of the writer is to be interesting. To be interesting; not to change the world. Votes: 0
John BarthI don't owe no one no obligation, and no one owe me none so every 'ting is fine. Votes: 0
Peter ToshWhere we have been incorrect in what we have done, then I think we have an obligation to settle. Votes: 0
Lee ScottI came up in a family oriented towards the sick, so I always felt an obligation for doing something. Votes: 0
Eddie Bernice JohnsonWe all have a moral obligation to leave this world a better place than the world that we've found. Votes: 0
Tim McIlrathThe only obligation which I have a right to assume is to do at any time what I think right. Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauHe had possessed the arrogance of a tall member of a short race, with no obligation save to be tall. Votes: 0
F. Scott FitzgeraldI think it's an obligation to make a movie full, so you have to see it twice to get all the moments. Votes: 0
Shane BlackIf there's even one thing we can do - even one life we can save - we have an obligation to try Votes: 0
Barack ObamaScripture makes it clear to me that there is an obligation to speak out on behalf of those being persecuted. Votes: 1 Frank R. Wolf
Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety. Votes: 1 Arnold Schwarzenegger
I delight in my family obligations, but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country. Votes: 3 Carre Otis
Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process. Votes: 4 Hillary Clinton
We have no obligation to make history. We have no obligation to make art. We have no obligation to make a statement. Our obligation is to make money. Votes: 4 Don Simpson
Every writer loves the idea of being able to go in and fix a problem and then leave without obligation. It's fun! Votes: 1 Joss Whedon
Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life. Votes: 3 James Cromwell
You're never going to get anywhere in life if you don't live up to your obligations. Votes: 2 Robert Mapplethorpe
Every writer loves the idea of being able to go in and fix a problem and then leave without obligation. It's fun! Votes: 1 Joss Whedon