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May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences! ↗

— Gustav Krupp

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I felt that it was my duty not to senselessly waste my time. And since I didn't want to waste my time, I tried to accomplish as much as possible. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

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Marriage is the miracle that transforms a kiss from a pleasure into a duty. ↗

— Helen Rowland

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Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. ↗

— Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Hollywood has always been political. They consider it their right and duty to tell us what is politically good and right. ↗

— Mike Royko

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We require from buildings two kinds of goodness: first, the doing their practical duty well: then that they be graceful and pleasing in doing it. ↗

— John Ruskin

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The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion. ↗

— John Ruskin

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A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

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Mr. Chairman, delegates, and fellow citizens: I am honored by the support of this convention for vice president of the United States. I accept the duty to help lead our nation out of a jobs crisis and back to prosperity - and I know we can do this. ↗

— Paul Ryan

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It is not easy to be sure that being yourself is worth the trouble, but we do know it is our sacred duty. ↗

— Florida Scott-Maxwell

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