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The ultimate goal of human life is to attain spiritual perfection (moksha), or freedom from transmigration of the atman . The social existence of an individual is means for attaining this supreme goal. Since an individual cannot attain moksha without fulfilling his (her) individual and social duties, responsibilities and obligations, Hindu social philosophy...includes the essential social principles and practices, goals of human life: dharma (moral law), artha (wealth), kama (pleasure), and moksha (spiritual perfection, the ultimate goal).
— Bansi Pandit, in The Hindu Mind: Fundamentals of Hindu Religion and Philosophy for All Ages (1 January 2001), p.279
Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other, but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have.
gordon b. hinckley— Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley
What is bravery, and what is bravado? Journalists covering combat shoulder great responsibilities and face difficult choices. Sometimes they pay the ultimate price.
— Quoted in The Economist, 25 Feb 2012, p.63
poetry and every other art was and is and forever will be strictly and distinctly a question of individuality....poetry is being, not doing....if poetry is your goal, you've got to forget all about punishments and all about rewards and all about selfstyled obligations and duties and responsibilities . . .
e. e. cummings— "i & their son: Nonlecture Two"
We have reconfirmed the unity and firmness of our position, the position expressed in the Joint Communique of the four powers at Paris on December 14th. We do not accept any substitution of East Germans for the Soviet Union in its responsibilities toward Berlin and its obligations to us. We are resolved that our position in, and access to, West Berlin shall be preserved.
john foster dulles— Quoted in "1959 Year In Review: Death of John Foster Dulles," UPI.com (1959)
"What is meant here is that man should not become immersed in loving the world which will make him forget the responsibilities that Allah had ordered him to hold, but he has to look at the world in its reality, in which it represents a place for obeying Allah."
mohammad hussein fadlallah— The mutual love between Allah and His servants
So the question is, do corporate executives , provided they stay within the law, have responsibilities in their business activities other than to make as much money for their stockholders as possible? And my answer to that is, no they do not.
Milton Friedman— Interview "Milton Friedman Responds" in Chemtech (February 1974) p. 72.
For in a democracy, every citizen, regardless of his interest in politics, 'hold office'; everyone of us is in a position of responsibility; and, in the final analysis, the kind of government we get depends upon how we fulfill those responsibilities. We, the people, are the boss, and we will get the kind of political leadership, be it good or bad, that we demand and deserve.
john f. kennedy— 1964 Memorial Edition of Profiles in Courage, p. 265
"He was a man of immense intellectual capabilities and most of us were marvelling at his doctorate thesis which focused on the mathematical solutions using digit zero. As a politician he was a man who choose his words carefully.As a personal and trusted friend whom I had assigned key responsibilities, the loss of Saitoti has been a painful experience to me,"
mwai kibaki— Speaking at the George Saitoti burial (16 June 2012) at All Africa
Power breeds responsibilities, in international affairs as in domestic -- or even private. To dodge or disclaim these responsibilities is one form of the abuse of power.
Irving Kristol— New York Times Magazine, May 12, 1968
I was seventeen years old, a married woman without real responsibilities, miserable about my mixed-up emotions, afraid there was something awfully wrong with me because I didn’t enjoy being a wife. Worst of all, I didn't have enough to do.
mary martin— p. 39
The United States must accept the responsibilities arising from the occupation of Iraq, and should not finger point or put the blame on others.
manouchehr mottaki— Iran FM attacks US policy in Iraq 4 May 2007
Reagan 's story of freedom superficially alludes to the Founding Fathers, but its substance comes from the Gilded Age, devised by apologists for the robber barons. It is posed abstractly as the freedom of the individual from government control a Jeffersonian ideal at the roots of our Bill of Rights, to be sure. But what it meant in politics a century later, and still means today, is the freedom to accumulate wealth without social or democratic responsibilities and license to buy the political system right out from everyone else.
bill moyers— "For America's Sake" speech (12 December 2006), as quoted in Moyers on Democracy (2008), p. 17
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That (a) the President of the United States is authorized to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design to the family of the late Honorable Leo J. Ryan in recognition of his distinguished service as a Member of Congress and the fact of his untimely death by assassination while performing his responsibilities as a Member of the United States House of Representatives.
leo j. ryan— United States Congress, "Act Awarding Leo Ryan Congressional Gold Medal" (18 November 1983), H.R. 3348 Public Law 98 - 159
The movement had likewise for its object the abolition of polygamy and premature marriages, the promotion of the remarriage of widows, the introduction of better ideas about marriage, its duties, and its responsibilities.
keshub chunder sen— Speech after reception in the City Hall, Glasgow on 22nd August 1870.
Before the Iraq war I was quite disturbed by some of the neoconservatives, who were saying things like, "What is the point of being a superpower if you can't do such-and-such, take on these responsibilities?" The point of being a superpower is that people will leave you alone.
thomas sowell— "Live" with Thomas Sowell, The American Enterprise, September 2004
In the matter of the maintenance and rearing of children the Anarchists would neither institute the communistic nursery which the State Socialists favor nor keep the communistic school system which now prevails. The nurse and the teacher, like the doctor and the preacher, must be selected voluntarily, and their services must be paid for by those who patronize them. Parental rights must not be taken away, and parental responsibilities must not be foisted upon others.
benjamin tucker— ¶ 31
In dreams begin responsibilities .
William Butler Yeats— Epigram to the book Responsibilities (1914); this was later used as the title of the story "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" (1937) by Delmore Schwartz.
The pleasant converse of the fireside, the simple songs of home, the words of encouragement as I bend over my school - tasks, the kiss as I lie down to rest, the patient bearing with the freaks of my restless nature, the gentle counsels mingled with reproofs and approvals, the sympathy that meets and assuages every sorrow, and sweetens every little success all these return to me amid the responsibilities which press upon me now, and I feel as if I had once lived in heaven, and, straying, had lost my way.
— Josiah Gilbert Holland, p. 325. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))
The only route to Moksha is through dharma , since freedom is seen, on this view, not as presupposition of action but as the culmination of life . It requires a switch in thinking to be able to regard freedom as in opposition to responsibility – freedom being attained after responsibilities are over (on the extreme form of the theory as against jivanmukti form)
— Margaret Chatterjee, in “Lifeworlds and Ethics: Studies in Several Keys (2007)”, p.60
The United States must accept the responsibilities arising from the occupation of Iraq, and should not finger point or put the blame on others.
— Iran FM attacks US policy in Iraq 4 May 2007
An organization chart is a drawing depicting how the responsibilities and functions of the organization are divided up among its workers. It usually shows who reports to whom.
— A. Leslie Derbyshire (1981) Mastering Management p. 230
In dreams begin responsibilities.
— William Butler Yeats in his epigram to the book Responsibilities (1914); this was later used as the title of the story "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities" (1937) by Delmore Schwartz
I don't see myself being special; I just see myself having more responsibilities than the next man. People look to me to do things for them, to have answers.
Tupac Shakur
I found it very moving and inspiring to see a humble priest proclaimed a saint in the presence of hundreds of thousands of people. I think the message is clear: when people are living their lives in a manner where they are fulfilling their responsibilities, being good husbands, sons or daughters, they are doing something very important in God’s eyes. You don’t have to be a rock star or an athlete to live your life right.”
— James Nicholson, Statement made at the canonization of St. Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei, on October 6, 2002.
Three-quarters [of post-abortive women surveyed] said that having a baby would interfere with work, school, or other responsibilities, about two-thirds said they could not afford to have a child and half said they did not want to be a single parent or had relationship problems.
— Aida Torres and Jacqueline Darroch Forrest, "Why Do Women Have Abortions", Family Planning Perspectives, 20 (4) Jul/Aug 1988, pp 169-176 (The bimonthly research journal of The Alan Guttmacher Institute).
The preservation of life seems to be rather a slogan than a genuine goal of the anti-abortion forces: what they want is control. Control over behavior: power over women. Women in the anti-choice movement want to share in male power over women, and do so by denying their own womanhood, their own rights and responsibilities.
— Ursula K. Le Guin, Dancing at the Edge of the World: Thoughts on Words, Women, Places (1997).
All these young millionaires were anarchists, of course: when a man possesses everything it is the supreme luxury for him to deny society: for in that way he can evade his responsibilities.
— Romain Rolland, in Jean-Christophe: Revolt (1905), p. 395
