Duty quotes - page 12

If not you, who? If not now, when?
If not you, who? If not now, when?
 Hillel the Elder
Three conditions are necessary for Penance: contrition, which is sorrow for sin, together with a purpose of amendment; confession of sins without any omission; and satisfaction by means of good works.
 Thomas Aquinas
This is wonderful, wonderful! Be the bird. You are the bird. Sacrifice yourself to abandoned family values.
 Laurie Halse Anderson
It is the responsibility of every Christ-centred follower to carve out a satisfying life under the loving rule of God or else sin will start to look good.
 Dallas Willard
Sacred or not, sacrifice is an ugly business.
A warrior takes responsibility for his acts, for the most trivial of acts. An average man acts out his thoughts, and never takes responsibility for what he does.
An essential aspect of maturing is developing the ability to take increasing responsibility for our own lives—to become increasingly self-directed
 Malcolm Knowles
Desire is craving enough to sacrifice for
 Myles Munroe
Intermittency [in availability for wind and solar] changes the economics, particularly this requirement that the power company at all times be able to require power. That's large.
The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its responsibilities, and uses it as a friend to humanity.
The desire for wealth is nearly universal, and none can say it is not laudable, provided the possessor of it accepts its responsibilities, and uses it as a friend to humanity.
 P. T. Barnum
Churches are healthier and stronger if they assume responsibility both for financing their own programs and for stimulating their members to accept that responsibility.
 John M Swomley
Governments must now take a leading role in moving their nations in the right direction.
 Henry W. Kendall
I still believe in the power of forgiveness. I believe in the power of redemption. Today I manned up and tried to accept responsibility for the errors of my ways. And I still believe in the resurrection.
 Jesse Jackson, Jr.
Until you accept total responsibility - no matter what - you won't be able to put plans in place to accomplish your goals.
 David Cottrell
It was calling me, that button," he offered as his excuse. "I couldn't resist." -MULCH DIGGUMS ON A HIGHLY PRESS-ABLE BUTTON-
 Eoin Colfer
And remember how he wrote the first Rocky in a few days, and wouldn't sell the script even though he was starving, because they wanted to put somebody else in the lead role. To see what he's accomplished, dog, that's what it's all about.
 Terry Crews
My dad, like any coach, has always stressed the fundamentals. He taught me responsibility, accountability, and the importance of hard work.
 Steve Young
You cannot raise a man up by calling him down.
 William J. H. Boetcker
Education has been given us from above for the purpose of bringing to the benighted the knowledge of the Saviour.
Education has been given us from above for the purpose of bringing to the benighted the knowledge of the Saviour.
 David Livingstone
If, before undertaking some action, you must obtain the permission of society-you are not free, whether such permission is granted to you or not. Only a slave acts on permission. A permission is not a right.