Top 154 Obligated Quotes & Sayings

He who thinketh he leadeth and hath no one following him is only taking a walk. Leadership is getting people to work for you when they are not obligated.

When a fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start doing it - right away.

If you see a better world, you're morally obligated to create it

Don't feel obligated to spend time with people who pull you off the path of your life purpose.

When a fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start doing it right away.

You don't want me to feel obligated? Well, I'm sorry, Lily. I am here because I feel obligated." He brought her hand to his chest, pressing her palm flat against his rapidly thumping pulse. "I'm obligated by my heart. It's decided you're essential to my existence, you see. And it's threatening to go out on labor strike if I don't make you mine this very day. So yes. I am here on bended knee, acting from a deep, undeniable sense of obligation. I am, quite simply, yours." He swallowed hard. "If you'll have me.

We are not obligated to open our borders and let America be dissolved to nothing simply because it's the greatest on earth and that's unfair.

Once you've given advice to someone, you're obligated.

I always tell people that my music should speak to them... and that they shouldn't feel obligated to say why or how. All reactions are valid; the important thing is to have the experience.

I love long-jumping, and if I'm granted the opportunity without repercussions, then I will pursue it further, but I'm obligated to Buffalo Bills football and that's the main focus.

As long as we can imagine a better path, of course we are obligated to seek it. This is why unwarranted pessimism about our future is actually irresponsible.

When you know how to make money, you're obligated to.

I've always felt obligated to help those less fortunate than me. It's an obligation that anyone who has a chance to be in the NBA should feel and act upon.

As countries get rich they start increasing education and the very educated people tend to not like trial and error, because they think they're obligated to use the body of knowledge they have.

I had been educated with free scholarships. I went to nine different universities, always at public expense, and when you have that experience, you are almost obligated to give it back. It's as simple as that.

Parents were the only ones obligated to love you; from the rest of the world you had to earn it.

I felt obligated to change music to art, the same way that Galileo proved the Earth was round to the world and that the Sun did not stand still.

God will finish what He authors, but He is not obligated to finish what He has not authored.

I guess I'm also obligated to note that the experience of sex workers who are not upper/middle class/white probably have much worse conditions than anything that's portrayed commonly in media/what I experienced.

One has neither independence nor freedom from bondage when he is obligated to others

Hoeing in the garden on a bright, soft May day, when you are not obligated to, is nearly equal to the delight of going trouting.

There are too many people that depend on me. I'm too obligated. I'm in too far to get out.

God is not obligated to anoint what He does not initiate.

When you have children, you're obligated to live.

I'm a songwriter-I'm obligated to keep pushing myself.

Not all Masons are obligated on the Christian Bible. Masonry is universal and men of every creed are eligible for membership so long as they accept the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man. Therefore, the candidate should be obligated on the Book of the Sacred Law which he accepts as such since his obligation is a solemn and binding one.

We all know of families who have obligated themselves for more than they could pay. There is a world of heartache behind such cases.

But if the Chinese mainland, the PRC, attacked Taiwan, we'd be obligated to come to their aid.

I can’t see myself pursuing acting strictly outside of what I’m contractually obligated to do.

In the music world, when we're making work, we are obligated to no longer be completely free from what we are to someone else - sort of like an athlete, where you become a role model to someone.

My parents' sacrifice and hard work obligated me to be successful, it wasn't an option to fail.

When under attack, no country is obligated to collect permission slips from allies to strike back.

The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art.

I have not eaten enough of the tree of knowledge, though in my profession I am obligated to feed on it regularly.

There's nothing more riveting than a contractually obligated 'Housewife' sit-down.

Asa Briggs was a historian of class history, so he felt obligated to bring in his driver. That's the English class thing that is much weaker now.

Health coverage for regular citizens isn't mandated by the Constitution, but we're obligated to provide adequate medical care for prisoners, whatever the cost.

With couture, you feel obligated to design something modern each season, but with Theyskens Theory, I don't question anything. I'm thinking of what I'd like to wear.

We are dealing with God's thoughts: we are obligated to take the greatest pains to understand them truly and to explain them clearly.

We do have responsibilities, as we live on this planet. It is our one and only home, which we are obligated to protect, to keep as beautiful and harmonious as it is. It is really for everyone to do so, including you and me.

We ought to get out of the judging business. We should leave it up to God to determine who belongs in one arena or another when it comes to eternity. What we are obligated to do is to tell people about Jesus, and that's what I do.

From this day forward, I no longer shall tinker with the machinery of death. ... I fell morally and intellectually obligated simply to concede that the death penalty experiment has failed.

As a citizen of a democratic state, I have always believed that when a prime minister is elected in Israel, even those who voted against him at the polls are obligated to desire his success.

When I have people trust me with their money, I am obligated to give them a great film. I am not obligated to give them a profit.

We are not obligated to share.

I'm not contractually obligated to sequels on anything.

All of us have moments in our lives when we have to choose between what we know is right and what we feel obligated to do.

In truth, we are all part of the team of humanity. And as such, we are all obligated to share ourselves, and our talents, for the sake of the team.

People come to me to say I don't sell; Brazilian media say I don't give interviews. Nobody is obligated to do anything.

If you're making a smaller movie, you're almost obligated to do something unexpected and surprising.

Can you worship a God who isn't obligated to explain His actions to you? Could it be your arrogance that makes you think God owes you an explanation?

I don't intend to be insensitive to the victims and their families but, at the same time, as an actor, it's our job, and we are obligated to portray the characters in the most realistic way possible.

I am obligated to and will pay hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes to the United States government.

A government of, by and for the people is obligated to conduct the nation's business in a manner that respects dissent.

Every parent's first responsibility is to teach his child that there is a God to whom he's accountable and that God has certain commands that we're obligated to obey.

You're not obligated to win. You're obligated to keep trying to do the best you can every day.

So what if someone wrote your obituary... that doesn't mean you are obligated to die.

I have realized that I hate going to the premieres of the movies that I'm in. Because I feel this tension after the movie is over that everyone feels obligated to say something nice to you. It's so unnatural and uncomfortable.

I am not morally obligated to care more for a man than he cares for himself.

To be a Christian is to be obligated to be charitable. This is true whether you are rich or poor, healthy or ill, old or young, male or female, oppressed or free, established or disestablished.