Quotes About Duty

Sometimes lying was the better part of valor and the only way to save a man's butt.

Grace had filled those lonely places, replacing them with laughter and conversation. She'd given him the purpose he needed there in his home to maintain his balance in a world of stark duty.

Draden stepped back and saluted his friend and commanding officer. [...] Its been an honor to serve with you, sir. Their GhostWalker unit didnt stand on formality as a rule.[...]He felt it was important for Joe Spagnola to know how he felt about the man. Joe looked stricken, but his back was ramrod stiff. Fight, Draden.[...]

Gregori's silver eyes moved over both women, then settled on Shea. "The child must be protected. It is no use appealing to Raven for logic, as she has none, and Mikhail is so besotted with her that he does not see his first duty, so it is up to you. For the sake of all of us, you must protect this child.

He was born a shadow rider and trained from the time he was two. There was no other job or interest for him. It was considered a sacred duty and no rider, if he was capable, would ever walk away from it, no matter how difficult.

His hand brushed her throat, the raw, ragged wounds and bruises that refused to heal. Without proper blood and the rejuvenating sleep of their people, her body could not heal itself. Look at you, what I have done to you. And I cannot guard you, as I must, as is my duty. I am of little use to you. Shea tugged at his hair, a tiny punishment. "I don't know, Jacques, you're more than adequate at giving orders.

We're the police, we don't thump people.

Still, Buffy wavers in her duty as the Slayer: He's never done anything to hurt me. And she and Willow talk about him pretty much as they would talk about any boy they were interested in: Willow: Okay, here's something I gotta know: when Angel kissed you, I mean before he turned into...How was it? Buffy: Unbelievable. —ANGEL

Religion, then, partakes of equal elements of the canine and the feline. It exacts maximum servility and abjection, requiring you to regard yourself as conceived and born in sin and owing a duty to a stern creator. But in return, it places you at the center of the universe and assures you that you are the personal object of a heavenly plan.

Congratulations, you have been chosen to act as Death, it's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.

Protect and served, lunch—SFPD motto.

Atados a las responsabilidades de ser hijos, hermanos y padres, los hombres no eran libres.

If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm

The purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us.

They have not the heart for this battle. So think of your families, think of your homes, and remember it is they you are fighting for.

I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not what we want but what needs to be done.

What, you think all jarheads are stupid?" Sparrow chuckled before going serious again. "All good soldiers are philosophers, same as a priest or a professor. You have to be when you deal with matters of life and death.

I cannot pretend that I regard this with favor, but the purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us. - Oromis

Bring honor to your clan," said the dwarf.

If any honor existed in war, he concluded, it was in fighting to protect others from harm.

We don't always get to do what we like. Sometimes we have to do what is right, not what we want

the purpose of life is not to do what we want but what needs to be done. This is what fate demands of us." So now I ask you, said Glaedr, Saphira

Sometimes it's not possible to stay home, even if you want to.

This problem - it is age old. To do what is right and save the day without destroying the very thing the day is lived for.