Quotes
Quotes about Obligation
We English are good at forgiving our enemies; it releases us from the obligation of liking our friends.
I believe that a worthwhile life is defined by a kind of spiritual journey and a sense of obligation.
Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations win and preserve the heart.
A man said to the universe: "Sir, I exist!" "However," replied the universe, That fact has not created in me a sense of obligation."
We are not naïve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job.
They pay me to practice. Sundays I play for free. (explaining his contractual obligations)
Statement after losing his first fight to Ken Norton, March 31, 1973: I never thought of losing, but now that it's happened, the only thing is to do it right. That's my obligation to all the people who believe in me. We all have to take defeats in life.
If I am asked what we are fighting for, I can reply in two sentences. In the first place, to fulfil a solemn international obligation . . . an obligation of honor which no self-respecting man could possibly have repudiated. I say, secondly, we are fighting to vindicate the principle that small nationalities are not to be crushed in defiance of international good faith at the arbitrary will of a strong and overmastering Power.
