The vow of celibacy is a matter of keeping one's word to Christ and the Church. a duty and a proof of the priest's inner maturity; it is the expression of his personal dignity.
I feel it is my first duty to make an unprecedented compact with my countrymen. Not an inaugural address, not a fireside chat, not a campaign speech - just a little straight talk among friends.
One of the hardest things I do as FBI Director is call the chiefs and sheriffs in departments around the nation when officers have been killed in the line of duty. I call to express my sorrow and offer the FBI's help.
Now, what really makes a teacher is love for the human child; for it is love that transforms the social duty of the educator into the higher consciousness of a mission.
Honestly, I'm interested in politics; I'm interested in giving back in some form, performing some sort of civic duty. But I'm not exploring a run for governor or senator or anything along those lines. I'm focused on running Disney.
National security is the first duty of government but we are also committed to reversing the substantial erosion of civil liberties.
It is the duty of the followers of Islam to spread through the civilised world, a knowledge of what Islam means - its spirit and message.
Secretary Clinton was warned repeatedly about her duty to secure classified information and that her unsecure server did not meet that standard.
Do the duty which lies nearest to you, the second duty will then become clearer.
If co-operation is a duty, I hold that non-co-operation also under certain conditions is equally a duty.
I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.
Duty is not collective; it is personal.
It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander in chief.
Authority is mainly a moral power; therefore, it must first call upon the conscience, that is, upon the duty that each person has to contribute willingly to the common good.
I cannot and will not violate my duty to protect confidential communications with the president.
In all disputes between conflicting governments, it is our interest not less than our duty to remain strictly neutral.
I still owe a duty of loyalty to my clients and former clients, so I cannot specify which clients I did not especially find congenial, but the cause was the same.
In the current climate motorists have a long list of issues from which to choose to raise on the doorstep. Policies aimed at reducing emissions - like the changes to Vehicle Excise Duty or here in Manchester the proposals for congestion charges - are not without controversy.
It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose.
Happiness and moral duty are inseparably connected.