Quotes About Obligation

Only debt is forever.

you young ones . . ." 'Ask not what you can do for your country, but what your country has ever done for you?

As the old saying had it, if you owe the bank ten thousand pounds, you have a problem; if you owe the bank ten million pounds, the bank has a problem; and if you owe the bank ten billion pounds, the Chancellor had a problem.

Just as individuals age and die, so do lineages: Only debt is forever.

I don't have a license to kill, but I don't have orders not to kill in the course of my duties, either. Which realization I find extremely disturbing;

Why do people show up—if not out of decency, and tradition?

Sometimes life is not about what u want to do but what u ought to do

There is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.

Writing has always been a serious business for me. I felt it was a moral obligation. A major concern of the time was the absence of the African voice. Being part of that dialogue meant not only sitting at the table but effectively telling the African story from an African perspective - in full earshot of the world.

I do not know how to thank you.' 'I can tell you,' said Obierika. 'Kill one of your sons for me.' 'That will not be enough,' said Okonkwo. 'Then kill yourself,' said Obierika.

Africa never spared those who did what they liked instead of what they had to do.

Clearly there is no moral obligation to write in any particular way. But there is a moral obligation, I think, not to ally oneself with power against the powerless.

I don't hate people. I just accept missions.

I still feel a heavy responsibility for the people of Missouri because of the respect they have for me but also the things they've done for me.

Duty is that mode of action which constitutes the best application of the capacity of the individual to the general advantage.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

The creditor hath a better memory than the debtor.

Belief is a moral act for which the believer is to be held responsible.

Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.

I am only a morning person when I have to be.

If you've got a mortgage, and you've got bills to pay, you might tend to do some stupid things.

If you have the power to put a stop to subjugation, yet look the other way while it happens, then you have done it yourselves

What they carried was partly a function of rank, partly of field specialty.

The things they carried were largely determined by necessity.