#obligations

I have acted in a way that violates my obligations to my family and violates my, or any, sense of right and wrong. I apologize first and most importantly to my family. I apologize to the public, whom I promised better. ↗

— Eliot Spitzer

#any #apologize #better #family #first

The people who did the collateralized mortgage obligations, sold them to pension funds, then sold them short, then bought credit default swap insurance on them, are just amazing. They are a law unto themselves. ↗

— Ben Stein

#bought #credit #default #did #funds

If I were to agree to write the music for your beautiful poem, it would tie your poem up for some years as I have agreements and obligations which I must respect. ↗

— Jules Massenet

#agreements #beautiful #i #music #must

But I think the global economy will understand that the United States has the ability to meet its obligations. But it's not going to be able to do it over the long term if we can't control the growth of government. ↗

— Charles F. Bass

#able #control #economy #global #global economy

Most men remember obligations, but are not often likely to be grateful; the proud are made sour by the remembrance and the vain silent. ↗

— William Gilmore Simms

#grateful #likely #made #men #most

- I'm so busy doing what I must do that I don't have time for what I ought to do... and I never get a chance to do what I want to do! - Son, that's universal. The way to keep that recipe from killing you is occasionally to do what you want to do anyhow. ↗

— Robert A. Heinlein

#fun #obligations #business

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

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

— Paulo Coelho

#obligations #dreams

As a very young person, I was ready and willing to explore and try new things, unhampered by the daily routines that adults so often feel obligated to adhere to. ↗

— K. Martin Beckner

#freedom #obligations #youth #freedom

When you understand your obligations to God then you can understand your obligations to society. ↗

— H. Rap Brown

#obligations #society #then #understand #you