#obligation

There is an apprenticeship system in jazz. You teach the young ones. So even if the musicians weren't personally that likable, they felt an obligation to help the younger musicians. ↗

— Dave Van Ronk

#even #felt #help #jazz #likable

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

— Julian McMahon

#laws #obligation #out #some #speak

I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have. ↗

— Abraham Lincoln

#honor #integrity #moral-courage #obligation #truth

Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure comfort. ↗

— Humphry Davy

#duties #given #great #habitually #heart

No one tape her deepest gifts through shame, guilt or anger. In fact, if you come from obligation, others smell the sadness in your blood and they will run the other way, ↗

— Tama Kieves

#gifts #guilt #obligation #shame #work

A shepherd may like to travel, but he should never forget his sheep. ↗

— Paulo Coelho

#obligations #dreams

People like us, we think differently, don't we? We are different. We do all the things that others do. But when it comes down to it, we don't need anyone else. We're happy doing what we do and having obligation interferes with that. And sometimes I think we don't even need ourselves. What's most important is to find out whether we're right or not. ↗

— Simon Morden

#obligation #reflection #righteousness #self-discovery #self-esteem

I have family obligations and all that stuff. I get my kids six weeks in the summer, which is a real intense period of time. I'm with them every minute of the day. ↗

— Tom Berenger

#every #family #get #i #intense

But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries. ↗

— Omar Bongo

#consider #countries #democracy #link #obligations

Of course the EU and member states must work to ensure that people moving from one country to another understand their obligations and their rights in areas like health, road safety and further education. ↗

— John Bruton

#areas #country #course #education #ensure