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There are some duties we owe even to those who have wronged us. There is, after all, a limit to retribution and punishment.

Cicero

Life is not so important as the duties of life.

John Randolph

It's a communication about an official act that the governor took in performing his duties as governor.

Carla Blanton

The board takes its fiduciary duties seriously and will respond in due course.

Polk Laffoon

Our blunders mostly come from letting our wishes interpret our duties.

Alexander Maclaren

The patrol commander asked if it would be alright to use that officer to also do some traffic duties north of the city.

Mike Watson

We ust find our duties in what comes to us, not in what might have been.

George Eliot

Can any man or woman choose duties? No more that they can choose their birthplace, or their father or mother.

George Eliot

They need the enlisted personnel for other duties.

Warren Wenz

The performance of their job duties.

Gil Garcetti

Property has its duties as well as its rights.

Thomas Brummond

The family is the school of duties - founded on love.

Felix Adler

When you have a number of disagreeable duties to perform, always do the most disagreeable first.

Josiah Quincy

I'm going to try to finish up his duties.

Wallace Spearmon

We've already implemented separation of duties.

Gerry Egan

These two men chose to violate their duties of fairness and trust.

John Hueston

He was not fired, encouraged to leave, or otherwise asked to change duties by the department.

Scott Larrivee

One of a hostess's duties is to act as procuress.

Marcel Proust

He volunteered for extra duties, and had great potential.

Bill Maer

He was, however, elected by Congress to uphold and defend the constitution of the party and we have no doubt he will discharge his duties accordingly.

Paul Themba Nyathi

We'd be missing a great opportunity if we didn't tap him for added duties.

Bob Stevenson

We believe the candidate will be able to carry out his duties.

Djoko Susilo

He knows that if he decides to run for president and qualifies that he has to be above his priestly duties, but he has not done that.

Bill Quigley

It kept them from really concentrating on their duties, because it was very distracting what was going on.

Harry Taylor

I pledge to respect and protect the constitution and the law of my country and to carry out my duties to the best of my ability.

Heinz Fischer

This new determination should put to rest any questions about whether duties are justified in this case.

Steve Swanson

You can delegate personal duties, but you can't delegate the responsibility for values. It's our signatures on the documents.

Deborah Dilworth

I have to turn my brain off from my Richmond duties to driving that car, which is pretty therapeutic for me.

Danny Marshall

Not only the worst of my sins, but the best of my duties speak me a child of Adam.

Lord William Beveridge

It's a difficult position for somebody like a Frito Lay to solve both duties.

Margaret Campbell

Use this time to make suggestions about additional duties you are capable of handling.

John Lomax

Performing their primary duties, but they have nothing to do with detained individuals.

Jerry O'hara

Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.

Doug Larson

It is not the straining for great things that is most effective; it is the doing the little things, the common duties, a little better and better.

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps