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Quotes About Duty

There are people who help you in life. I've been given a helping hand, and that's why I feel it's my duty to help younger artists.
~ Hugo Pratt
Often life asks much of you, and you either honor life by answering with all your heart, or you cower your way into your grave.
~ James Rollins
The right to life is guaranteed to all Americans in the Declaration of Independence, and ensuring this is upheld is the Constitutional duty of all members of Congress.
~ Rand Paul
To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty to interpret it his problem and to express it his dedication.
~ James Dean
There aren't many people who really put their life on the line for human freedom.
~ Niall Ferguson
Life is a duty and an eternal journey in search of beauty.
~ Debasish Mridha
A prisoner should know that there are thousands of imprisoned freemen living in this world…jailed in their own society, handcuffed by duties..
~ Munia Khan
The duty imposed on intellect by Life is not to suppress, but purify emotions.
~ Raheel Farooq
If we can learn anything from Lord Ganesha, it is: Be sincere and care no one in the line of duty.
~ Mohith Agadi
When nobody takes a responsibility it's yours.
~ Maliheh Sadat Razavi
Your life is your own responsibility.
~ Lailah Gifty Akita
I'm raised from gutter to protect another gutter
~ Kjiva
Men of most renowned virtue have sometimes by transgressing most truly kept the law.
~ John Milton
As ever in my great Taskmaster's eye.
~ John Milton
Who bestBear his mild yoke, they serve him best: his stateIs kingly; thousands at his bidding speed,And post o'er land and ocean without rest;They also serve who only stand and wait.
~ John Milton
Accuse not Nature, she hath done her part;Do thou but thine.
~ John Milton
There is a love of wild nature in everybody, an ancient mother-love showing itself whether recognized or no, and however covered by cares and duties
~ John Muir
However, let us give ourselves to the study of the word, and to prayer; and may the great Teacher make every scriptural truth food to our souls. I desire to grow in knowledge, but I want nothing which bears that name that has not a direct tendency to make sin more hateful, Jesus more precious to my soul; and at the same time to animate me to a diligent use of every appointed means, and an unreserved regard to every branch of duty.
~ John Newton
How many are there here who would die for this city? How many who would defend to the death its perimeters? How many who would submit to torture on its behalf?
~ John Norman
The duty of priviledge is absolute intregity
~ John O'Donohue
I have work to do, and I am afraid not to do it.
~ John O'Hara
If we go to church or share our faith or read our Bibles or serve the poor out of a sense of mere duty or in order to achieve our own righteousness, then we lose the satisfaction God intended for us to experience when we willingly offer ourselves to His Glory. This is a tragedy of tremendous proportion and steals from the joy of our salvation.
~ John Oakes
Fight we will, in any event; and if you but do your duty, success is sure to crown our efforts.
~ John O'Neill
This pep talk was sometimes combined with a rueful reminder to himself about the loneliness of ethical leadership: 'the post of honor is a private station.
~ John P. Avlon