“Thank God it has rained all day. I say thank God, though rain is no rarity, because it is the duty of every man to be thankful for whatever happens by the will of the Omnipotent Creator; yet it was not so agreeable to any of my party as a fine day would have been.” MenHas BeensHappensPartyDutyFineRainCreatorEvery ManThank GodBeing ThankfulWhatever HappensOmnipotentRarityFine Day Book:Life and Adventures of Audubon the Naturalist Source: Life and Adventures of Audubon the Naturalist
“I could never allow [tax] cuts that devastate education for our children, that pollute our environment, that end the guarantee of health care for those who are served under Medicaid, that end our duty or violate our duty to our parents through Medicare. I just couldn't do that. As long as I'm president, I'll never let it happen.” ChildrenLongEndsHappensCareParentPresidentEnvironmentCuttingDutyTaxesOur ChildrenHealth CareGuaranteesOur EnvironmentMedicareTax CutsMedicaid Author:William J. Clinton
“I'm really glad that I'm not Anna because I don't want to be there again. I've been there. But when something does happen to me, whether it's that movie or whether it's actually happened to me, I feel that it's my duty to actually share that with all of you guys. I want to immediately go to my desk and start writing about it.” WantFeelsWritingDoeHappensGuyHappenedShareDutyGladDesksAnna Author:Stevie Nicks
“I don't finish a lot of the books I read. I get enormous pleasure from reading half f them, two-thirds of them, even incredibly good books. But I don't feel it's my duty to finish them. I read the last few pages and find out what happens at the end.” FeelsTwoBookEndsHappensLastsReadingPleasureHalfDutyPagesThirdsEnormousGood Book Author:Jackie French
“Can a geology teacher blithely tell his students that the earth is flat, or a European history professor that the Holocaust didn't happen? That's not academic freedom, but dereliction of duty.” HappensEarthTeacherStudentsDutyFlatsProfessorsHolocaustAcademicGeologyEuropean HistoryAcademic Freedom Author:Jerry A. Coyne
“My husband and I each had careers and two babies at home. They just demand everything from you. All the domestic duties fell to me and this resentment builds, as I think happens to a lot of young parents who have competing careers.” ThinkingTwoHomeHappensYoungParentCareersDutyBabyHusbandDemandMy HusbandResentmentCompetingYoung Parents Author:Paula Broadwell
“Doubt--because doubt is not a sin, it is a sign of your intelligence. You are not responsible to any nation, to any church, to any God. You are responsible only for one thing, and that is self knowledge. And the miracle is, if you can fulfill this responsibility, you will be able to fulfill many other responsibilities without any effort. The moment you come to your own being, a revolution happens in your vision. Your whole outlook about life goes through a radical change. You start feeling new responsibilities--not as some thing to be done, not as a duty to be fulfilled, but as a joy to do.” IfsSelfDoneWholeMomentsFeelingsHappensAbleSpiritualJoyNationsChurchSinEffortResponsibilityVisionDoubtOne ThingDutyRevolutionMiracleResponsibleRadicalFulfilledSelf KnowledgeOutlookRadical Change Author:Rajneesh
“Having been away from you offical duties," Arch said as the Miller's hand lowered to his side, "you might not have hearc, but I've developed a weapon capable of destroying all of Boaderland, Wonderland, Morgavia, Unterlan and who knows what else. I call it WILMA, which stands for Weapon of Inconceivable Loss and Massive Annihilation. It also happens to be the name of one of my former wives, who had to be put down on account of her feisty temper.” KnowsSaidHandsMightHappensNamesSidesLossWifeDutyWeaponsCapableAccountsFormerMassiveDestroyingTemperAway From YouAnnihilationWonderlandArchesFeisty Author:Frank Beddor