The only obligation which I have a right to assume, is to do at any time what I think right.

Henry David Thoreau

Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent.

William Gilmore Simms

Each and every one of us has one obligation, during the bewildered days of our pilgrimage here: the saving of his own soul, and secondarily and incidentally thereby affecting for good such other souls as come under our influence.

Kathleen Norris

Remember always that you not only have the right to be an individual, you have an obligation to be one.

Eleanor Roosevelt

Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the law.

Sophocles

Believe that our government has an obligation to take care of its people.

Charlie Rangel

I think we have a great state and a great country and those of us that are successful have a great obligation to give something back.

Bill Knapp

We have an obligation to remember and to pay tribute to those who took up freedom's call.

James Nicholson

The contract actually spells out that groups are under no obligation to come to any agreement. This does not change the way we operate. It will not change the way we operate.

Charlie Higley

The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting.

Henry James

We are very pleased we are able to move forward and meet today's needs for families in our community. We, as a council, have a moral obligation to the citizens of Leominster.

Richard Marchand

A good word is an easy obligation; but not to speak ill, requires only our silence, which costs nothing.

John Tillotson

I don't want to run the risk of creating this ongoing financial obligation.

Debbie Phillips

A man said to the universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the universe, "The fact has not created in me a sense of obligation.

Stephen Crane

I feel like you have to be committed by doing it right in terms of female sports. Some people look at it like an obligation, but I look at it as doing something that's right.

Allen Ward

The City has an obligation to compensate victims for damages The City causes. At the same time, we have an obligation to taxpayers to ensure we only compensate when The City is liable.

Alexis Truchan

I feel how little she can like being told of her owing me anything. No woman ever enjoys such an obligation to another woman.

Henry James

These bicyclists were not in any way at fault, ... The truck driver had the obligation not to hit other vehicles.

Philip Brooks

Being captain means more in hockey than in any sport. You wear that 'C' on your sweater, and you have an obligation to lead. Messier was all about that.

Dave Maloney

In law, in general, there is an obligation and duty to maintain and preserve evidence if you have reason to know that litigation could ensue. That doesn't mean you have to wait to the day the complaint comes across the threshold.

Gregory Johnson

People have an obligation to the city to take care of their ticket.

Patty Weiss

Because we feel there was a good-faith argument to make that the statute as written was constitutional, we feel we have an obligation to make that argument if at all possible.

Dan Mullen

When you want to live in a society, when you want to be part of that society, you have an obligation to blend in.

Manzoor Moghal

By God's grace and his spirit and power, ... there is a way to live a life that is not [as a homosexual]. If I was born predisposed to kill or lie or embezzle, I have the obligation to myself to overcome that, because it's not in the interest of the common good.

Joe Fields

We decided we had an obligation to look into it.

Rick Noble

Your only obligation in any lifetime is to be true to yourself. Being true to anyone else or anything else is not only impossible, but that mark of a fake messiah.

Richard Bach

I support development and deployment of a limited national missile defense. Few if any of our duties surpass our obligation to provide for the common defense of our nation.

Joseph Lieberman

We certainly gave it to the third-party. We were under no obligation to give any list of employee names to the SEIU.

Mark Weinberg

This convention is actually about trade clearly exceeds the mandate of UNESCO, ... deeply flawed and fundamentally incompatible with (the agency's) obligation to promote the free flow of ideas by word and image.

Richard Martin

It's our obligation to delay as long as possible Barca being crowned champions.

Quique Flores

The main obligation is to amuse yourself.

S. J. Perelman

She issued citations to people who were legitimately handicapped. Their only crime was they didn't want to show her their ID card, and they had no obligation to.

Tim Michener

Despite the victory of democratic forces in Yugoslavia and its opening up to the world, the international community is not fulfilling its obligation to Yugoslavia.

George Robertson

As a major energy producer, Canada has the ability, and the obligation, to be a part of this important effort.

John Efford

We deserve to stand up and say we made a mistake. We have an obligation to fix that mistake.

Sen. Mary Lundby

It's almost a duty and an obligation to bring information about this part of the world . . . into the knowledge of American readers.

Daniel Menaker

Our obligation is for the right budget for our schools.

Paul Gaffney

A democratic government is the only one in which those who vote for a tax can escape the obligation to pay it.

Alexis De Tocqueville

We have the right - we have the obligation - to protect America's borders to the north, to the south, to the west and to the east.

Scott Tipton

We have to be there for the families and the communities. But we also have an obligation to the rest of the American people and to future generations.

Mike Pence

Our pensions trusts are more than adequately funded, and nothing in the merger agreement changes BellSouth's, or after closing [of the deal], AT&T's obligation to honor existing pensions.

Joe Chandler

The great city can teach something that no university by itself can altogether impart: a vivid sense of the largeness of human brotherhood, a vivid sense of man's increasing obligation to man; a vivid sense of our absolute dependence on one another.

Seth Low

The government had an obligation to tell and inform all EU citizens of our voting rights. They didn't do this.

David Ball

We feel we have an obligation to address the issues of the day.

David Potter

You're being paid by the people. It's your obligation and your duty to resolve the situation.

Daniel M. Kozub

The government wants to meet its obligation to all the major downstream players that have committed a lot of money to downstream oil and gas, necessary to meet the aspiration that the president has already articulated.

Tony Chukwueke

I always have that feeling of obligation - that I must give back to my Asian fans something of myself for their appreciation of my music over the decades.

Kenny G

As Christians, we have an obligation and responsibility to abide by the principles of the Bible.

Truett Cathy

He failed to meet his obligation ... to be present on time.

Gerald Harris

Municipalities have an obligation to step up to the plate.

Ryan Costello

It is important you balance new projects with the legal obligation you have to the original 19 projects.

Sue Densmore

You have an obligation to yourself and your family to haul ass and get out of here, and I'm telling you to get out now.

Henry Lee

They had an obligation to disclose any problems she [Martha Stewart] might be facing to avoid the consequence of people buying stock without that information being out there.

Mel Weiss

The rating on its face is inexplicable in that a substantial majority of the committee found him 'well qualified' yet a minority somehow found him 'not qualified,' ... The ABA has an obligation to be forthright and explain this decision.

Viet Dinh

As a human rights issue, the effort to end violence against women becomes a government's obligation, not just a good idea.

Charlotte Bunch

They had a legal obligation to properly dispose of the animals, and it looks like they didn't do that. As a police department, we're disturbed and concerned. It's a horrific finding.

Mary Mulrenan

I think it's their obligation to tell me my options. I don't think they should say, 'You're getting old, you should have children,' but they should at least bring the subject up.

Beth Espy

If evil is being acted upon in the world, everybody has an obligation, especially if only you had the power. Only we understood the technology. Only we could defeat this guy.

Robert Shillman

The extent of that obligation is something that all attorneys are very nervous about. It makes us have to make the call of whether or not there was a violation, and in certain cases that's difficult.

John Gleason

In itself, homosexuality is as limiting as heterosexuality: the ideal should be to be capable of loving a woman or a man; either, a human being, without feeling fear, restraint, or obligation.

Simone de Beauvoir

There is no legal obligation to perform impossibilities.

Publius Celsus

We are above the required first-phase obligation by maybe 20 acre-feet.

Ted Harrison

Once a son tells you this is his dream ? and the father has been where he wants to go ? it's my obligation to drive him.

Jeff Christensen

It was not enough for Martin Luther King, Jr. to dream about equality. He had to rise and become the dream. Now we have an obligation to do the same.

Blanche Hughes

Whenever a parent brings a concern that involves their child to the principal, officials have the obligation to look into the matter.

Steve Stanford

However, this does not relieve the title company from fulfilling its obligation of conducting searches.

Dave Hernandez

I have to emphasize - and this is important - that they have not been in default of any obligation that they have to the authority from either a financial or construction perspective. Until that changes, nothing further is required by the authority. You can't punish someone in anticipation of them doing something inappropriate.

Carl Goldberg

We're crunched for time. As an AD I had an obligation to try to get the best facility possible to play on so our kids could continue to participate. Hebert Field allows us to do that.

Jeff Johnston

I thought it was my obligation as a citizen to come forward. This is the right thing to do.

Judd Burstein

We have an obligation to make efforts to see if we can reach agreements, but we don't have to come into any agreement.

Patrick Doyle

She believed it was her obligation to pay off (the debt), ... She was essentially a sex slave for the defendant.

Jeanine Pirro

There is a continuing obligation to act in good faith. And if you don't act in good faith and provide people with due process, you're going to get sued.

Tad Decker

The terms of his probation required that he obey all laws. The ticket indicates he didn't fulfill that obligation.

Stephen Holmes

Evil cannot be "treated" -- nor should it be. Evil has to [be] confronted and destroyed and it matters not why the evil is in play. Society has no obligation to try to rehabilitate evil.

Bill O'reilly

We believe it's a strong league. We're excited about it, but the team was not able to fulfill its obligation to the city.

Brahm Dubin

Our first obligation is to Hall County because we provide a work force for Hall County. We need to be attentive to what our local economy requires.

Cindy Blakley

School divisions can and really have the obligation to impose certain time, manner and place restrictions on how that literature is distributed.

Rodney Young

Daley may not feel a moral responsibility to eliminate discrimination but he has a legal obligation to do so.

Bobby Rush

I feel a moral obligation to help people. We serve people in dire need and if ever there was a time when people need ... it's now.

Dan Buckner

I did this film because it was a personal thing for me, ... Being a Muslim myself who lived in the West, I felt that it was my obligation, my duty, to tell the truth about Islam.

Moustapha Akkad

If you don't like the way the world is, you change it. You have an obligation to change it. You just do it one step at a time.

Marian Wright Edelman

Maria Parham feels that serving the Hispanic community is not only important, but also our obligation.

David Ruggles

The commission had the obligation to order We Energies to return the excess revenue to ratepayers, and We Energies had the obligation to do it.

Curt Pawlisch

I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.

Nick Cave

You can fulfill the legal obligation and put 35 kids in a classroom. But we want to do a good job. But if this is what the town wants, we can certainly do that.

Bruce Baker

I am a bit disturbed to hear that, considering the circumstances. This was the largest national disaster in the history of the country. (State Farm) is imposing something on people who are destitute in many respects and have no means of meeting that kind of obligation.

Karen Carter

A feeling of obligation to the dog explained 11 percent of the variance of getting out there and actually doing the behavior.

Shane Brown

(The U.S. has) met any moral obligation to Iraq after we rescued them from their brutal dictator.

Steve Rothman

This sends a clear message to the highest levels at Westchester that we can't do business like this anymore. Every obligation they had, they breached.

Christopher Opalinski

I don't mean to be insensitive, but at some point you have to draw the line or the law becomes meaningless. Why doesn't (Mexico) consider granting citizenship to the spouse to go there? Why is it always our obligation?

Daniel Stein

To do this and to have such an awesome obligation, not everybody gets this opportunity in life.

Alberta Mccarthy

My obligation is to secure the safety of students. The flags were being flagrantly misused to incite violence.

Tom Stumpf

We are proud that Dr. King's legacy is part of Georgia's legacy and he's given us a special obligation here.

Georgia Govsonny Perdue

I don?t think there?s enough cleaning at my house for restitution. But I would hope that their parents are going to have some kind of financial obligation.

Lisa Walker

Equity comes from the state providing enough funding for its requirements. The state must meet its obligation for funding education.

Jeff Tidyman

It's the government's obligation to look really to the third parties to get the support to govern.

Stephen Harper

He's a free person. We have no moral obligation to keep him away from here. As far as we're concerned, he's a tourist.

Heinz Jungwirth

Besides, there were 50,000 fans or more there, and they wanted to see the best you've got. There was an obligation to the people, as well as to ourselves, to go all out.

Carl Hubbell

As my dad said, you have an obligation to leave the world better than how you found it. And he also reminded us to be givers in this life, and not takers.

Phil Crane

A constitutional obligation, a legal obligation, has been ignored and denied by Canada, and Canada, in my view – and I'll use layman's language – robbed us of our land.

David Chartrand

We understand we have an obligation, and we're happy to do it.

Nicholas Scoppetta

This case is about the obligation the agency has to do a background check on someone with access to your home and access to the most cherished possession in the home, namely children. In a society that does background checks on bus drivers and teachers, the nanny industry seems to have slipped behind some dark corner.

Bernard Clair

When a guy is under contract, he fulfils his obligation.

John Paul Jones

Americans are blessed with great plenty; we are a generous people and we have a moral obligation to assist those who are suffering from poverty, disease, war and famine.

Adam Schiff

It is not an obligation but a joy.

Jean Claude Killy

Sometimes people think (that) to see that we are family is to be sentimental. But one has to say: This is one of the most radical things, actually. When we do what we think is charitable, it isn't anything more than our obligation as family members.

Bishop Desmond Tutu

Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect.

Margaret Mitchell

The village of Bensenville didn't honor its three-year contract. They defaulted on their obligation to pay their host fee.

Maureen Moore

Red had gotten me out of my two-year obligation. He?d gotten me into the reserves. I was gone for six months and was back with the team.

Jojo White

We really have an obligation to keep our eye on the ball here, ... The ball is helping those, the needy, in our society.

Rick Santorum

We've given them exactly what's in the contract. It never contemplated hockey. We don't have an obligation to add hockey unless they agree to our terms.

Jeff Shell

Corey's still with us, and our obligation is to do what's best for the Cubs. If I felt putting him in a deal makes us better, I'd consider that. I would always keep in mind what's best for him, too, after our long relationship.

Jim Hendry

These men, whether laicized, defrocked, or restricted from ministry, continue to pose a threat to all children they come in contact with. The Archdiocese has an obligation to minimize or eradicate that threat.

Alice Moore

There was a clear obligation to take the run.

Russell Lewis

Some laws are wrong, and we have an obligation to speak out against those laws wherever they are.

Julian Mcmahon

It is an eternal obligation toward the human being not to let him suffer from hunger when one has a chance of coming to his assistance.

Simone Weil

We feel like we're at a different level, and we felt we have an obligation to bring the sport into the future.

Guy Morse

To be fair, the law is very complicated. However, it is the IRS's obligation to issue guidelines and give direction immediately.

Kateri Callahan

Together we have come to realize that for most men the right to learn is curtailed by the obligation to attend school.

Ivan Illich

I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of obligation.

Hillary Rodham Clinton

When we have consent decree with the city, we've got an obligation to ensure compliance, ... We've got to do what we can to enforce it.

David Rose

It would disproportionately benefit private schools, and we feel the first obligation is to public schools.

David Ernst

I do think the chief justice has a particular obligation to try to achieve consensus consistent with everyone's individual oath to uphold the Constitution, and that would certainly be a priority for me.

John Roberts

There is an obligation to explore all kinds of options.

Joel Nelsen

In recent days, several important things have changed that convinced Judy that she was released from her obligation.

Bill Keller

The biggest hang-up is we look at it as an obligation... something we have to do instead of what we want to do. If we change our mindset, it becomes a much easier thing to do.

Peter Post

If there was evidence of a conspiracy, it would be my obligation to dismiss, pure and simple, and I'd go on to the next case, but there isn't.

Marcia Clark

Before the U.S. government condones with federal funding research that results in the destruction of living human embryos, we have the moral obligation to explore and exhaust every ethical alternative.

Mark Souder

If non-Muslims go into Muslim lands, it is every Muslim's obligation to fight them .

Osman Karahan

Those of us who did make it have an obligation to build again, to teach others what we know, and to try with what's left of our lives to find a goodness and meaning to this life.

Charlie Sheen

Even though I don't have kids in school anymore, I feel it is my obligation to support the present and future children of this district. They deserve a great education like my family and I received from this school.

Bob Laipply

Especially in New York state, we have a constitutional obligation to provide a sound basic education. And we're nowhere near doing that.

Richard Iannuzzi

The mayor and council are under a duty. They have a legal obligation to uphold the laws of the village.

Michelle Miller

But KBC has no obligation to promote individual political opinions of ministers.

Wachira Waruru

[The conflict, Norton said,] was the desire of parents to pick up their children and our obligation to account for all students. ... to leave the situation to us. It would be really helpful.

Robert Norton

The Iraqis have signed an agreement that allows inspectors any time, anywhere, by anyone. That is what they're expected to do. They have that obligation, so it's time for action, not discussions.

Claire Buchan

He was fulfilling his job obligation. He did the right thing. He got the patient to the hospital.

Capt. Paul Mcdonough

As a bank we have a fiduciary obligation to our customers and their money. The services necessary for an individual's investment plan might not all come out of the same department. We might refer them to our loan department for debt consolidation for example.

Cheri Butcher

Green sturgeon are on the brink of extinction, and we have a moral obligation to ensure that this ancient creature survives for future generations to enjoy.

Brent Plater

Voting is the most precious right of every citizen, and we have a moral obligation to ensure the integrity of our voting process.

Hillary Clinton

We don't consider it a triumph. We consider it our moral obligation.

Istvan Gyulai

We have an obligation to submit all the documents requested by the authorities.

Juan Fernandez

But I felt the moral obligation to help prevent what happened to me from happening to our people.

Maher Arar

In the First Amendment, people have the right to petition the government. That is a constitutional right and we take that obligation very seriously.

Diana Aviv

Self-esteem is something you have to earn! The only way to achieve self-esteem is to work hard. People have an obligation to live up to their potential.

Bette Midler

It is our obligation to free them from the clutches of evil, evil that has no boundaries.

Gideon Ezra

The reason we've filed is because Connecticut General Life Insurance has continued to not live up to its obligation.

Wayne Fisher

In one instance this quarter, a number of Level 3 customers and Cogent customers were hurt, ... I apologize to both sets of customers...We recognize that we have an obligation to customers of the Internet and, in this instance, we contributed to letting them down.

Kevin O'hara

We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.

P. D. James

Just standing here you realize all this cold is just coming out, and emanating into the store … We do use a lot of energy. We've got an obligation then to mitigate the impact of that on the environment.

Michael Besancon

War correspondents . . . see a great deal of the world. Our obligation is to pass it on to others.

Margaret Bourke white

Be aware that as a business, you have an obligation to your employees and to other stake-holders, suppliers, customers - and some of those are legal obligations that you'll have to follow as well.

Jay Myers

We have lots of questions to ask . . . and have an obligation to watch the growth of the system very carefully, ... There is the potential for fraud.

Patricia Sullivan

That's not really an obligation I care to take on. I have enough to keep me busy, and I'm 68 years old.

Roger Beckenhauer

What obligation does the grocery industry have to help parents to healthily feed their children?

Dr. Jonathan Shenkin

There is still a wide misunderstanding on the difference between the obligation to maintain, and the duty to insure, and responsibility for repair following a casualty.

Gary Poliakoff

My main reason for running is that I've always been interested in local government. It's also something I feel I owe as an obligation back to county.

Bill Dodson

You're there to do a job and to represent your constituents. If you're not making decisions it seems to me you're not fulfilling your obligation.

Bruce Cain

I am very proud of the quality of public education in Nebraska, but I believe we have an obligation to continually assess whether our system is meeting 21st Century education needs.

Dave Heineman

This is sacred ground, ... Americans come here to learn of their past . . . their heritage. It is our obligation . . . to honor this sacred landscape by preserving it.

Bruce Babbitt

It's in bad taste. Yeah, he was a great defense attorney. But what about your moral obligation to children and society?

Denise Brown

The radio stations have licensed the use of the airwaves, so there's an obligation for them to be honest brokers.

Timothy Karr

We know that meeting the cost of a college education can be difficult for the average household. But, it is a major financial burden for one-parent families. The brave Americans who sacrificed their lives in the battle against terrorism are heroes. We have an obligation to help their children reap the benefits of higher education as they become the future leaders of our nation.

Tom Bock

The First Amendment is often inconvenient. But that is besides the point. Inconvenience does not absolve the government of its obligation to tolerate speech.

Justice Anthony Kennedy

From a legal perspective, there doesn't appear to be any impediments to opening. He has determined he has an obligation to mitigate his damages.

Luke Lirot

I think the city has an obligation to safeguard citizens from dangerous situations.

Carole Smith

That is scare-mongering. This case had nothing to do with a reasonable report of child abuse. We all know that we have an obligation to report reasonable suspicions of child abuse.

Gillian Butler

As far as we're concerned, it's an obligation. I can't assure you they will come through with money that is pledged. But it is my understanding there will be continued funding to compensate growers.

Terry Mcelroy

The development agreement gives us the exclusive right to develop Applebee's in a certain area. It's an obligation to build a minimum number of nine. We already have four good (development) prospects that we're in negotiations on.

Greg Flynn

Our obligation is to give them the marching orders. We should take a step back.

Mike Carr

We feel we have an obligation to not only uphold school policy, but also the law.

Susan Gray

P&O had an obligation to their shareholders. An offer came in which was too attractive to turn down.

Neil Davidson

Since that trade can contribute to job losses, we have an obligation to help these people.

Howard Rosen

We have $51 million in general obligation bonds outstanding. To have liens placed against any assets would stand in the way of those and future obligations.

John Conroy

National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not perform the role of a government forfeits the rights of a government.

Richard Perle

It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader.

Bill Owens

We obviously are looking for the best way to approach things. However, a laicized priest is completely severed from the diocese. There is no longer a legal obligation or an alternative path that the diocese could use to monitor him.

Marianna Thompson

Given that employers have no legal obligation to thoroughly investigate whether documents presented to them by new employees are valid or not, they often have a de facto defense.

Ernestine Fobbs

Our first obligation is to public safety, above all else.

Eric Garcetti

I think we have an obligation to continue to serve that population.

Fred Harris

Since labor action falls into the same category as 'Act of God' and 'Act of War,' the carriers have no legal obligation to do anything for the consumer.

Ed Perkins