Duty quotes - page 50

I was terrorized by the emotional requirements of being an actor. Acting is like letting your pants down; you\'re exposed.
I was terrorized by the emotional requirements of being an actor. Acting is like letting your pants down; you're exposed.
 Paul Newman
Everybody is looking for a reason to not to take responsibility for their own actions in hand.
When approached right, citizens never fail to shoulder their responsibilities.
And I take full responsibility for my actions and whatever consequences my peers see fit.
 Kenneth Williams
The best way to raise positive children in a negative world is to have positive parents who love them unconditionally and serve as excellent role models.
I can anticipate no greater calamity for the country than the dissolution of the Union. It would be an accumulation of all the evils we complain of, and I am willing to sacrifice everything but honor for its preservation.
 Robert E. Lee
You should take some responsibility for the way you present yourself. But you should not be hung up on your looks, whether you are ugly or handsome, because it isn't an achievement.
 Christopher Reeve
I can't accept collective responsibility for the decision to commit Britain now to military action in Iraq without international agreement or domestic support.
 Robin Cook
Fertilizer played a greater role in this case than computers.
 Mike Godwin
Power breeds responsibilities, in international affairs as in domestic - or even private. To dodge or disclaim these responsibilities is one form of the abuse of power.
Power breeds responsibilities, in international affairs as in domestic - or even private. To dodge or disclaim these responsibilities is one form of the abuse of power.
 Irving Kristol
The degradation of our environment is undeniably a direct result of our lack of regard, lack of accountability, and lack of responsibility.
 Nikki Reed
I think freedom of speech is important, but coupled with responsibility.
 Brandon Boyd
I call people rich when they're able to meet the requirements of their imagination.
 Henry James
It is easy to dodge our responsibilities, but we cannot dodge the consequences of dodging our responsibilities.
 Josiah Stamp
The story of Warner Brothers' movie, 'Mildred Pierce,' recounts the enormous and unrewarded sacrifices that a mother (Joan Crawford) makes for her spoiled, greedy daughter (Ann Blythe).
 Manny Farber
It was his soul's freedom that was in question. And that question was whether freedom was worth the price when it meant shirking the responsibilities of honor.
 Janet Morris
We know that progress is not inevitable. But neither was victory upon these beaches. Now, as then, the inner voice tells us to stand up and move forward. Now, as then, free people must choose.
I desire no other inscription over my gravestone than: 'Here lies John Adams, who took upon himself the responsibility of peace with France in the year 1800'.
The moral difference between a soldier and a civilian is that the soldier accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic of which he is a member. The civilian does not.
The moral difference between a soldier and a civilian is that the soldier accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic of which he is a member. The civilian does not.
Whereas, if you just say all right, let's try to bring in some recurring people, maybe that will alleviate some of the burdens on the budget moving forward.
 Aaron Korsh