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Certainly it may, under present imperfect conditions, often be a duty not to destroy the outward form of marriage for the sake of the children. But by no means can this duty be preached as universally binding.
Ellen Key
Marriage
Duty
Destroy
Imperfect
Outward
Sake
Conditions
Preached
May
Often
Children
Form
Means
Certainly
Binding
Present
Universally
It's the duty of any government: where there is disregard of the law, that law and order must be instituted.
Emmerson Mnangagwa
Government
Law
Duty
Must
Law And Order
Instituted
Any
Where
Order
Disregard
There's no bigger gaming franchise on the console than 'Call of Duty', and we can't wait to see what the community can create with this new tool.
Emmett Shear
Wait
Duty
Community
Tool
Franchise
Console
See
New
Call
Than
Bigger
Create
Gaming
I have done my duty by the laws of my people and I am sorry my people were led this time by men who were not soldiers and that crimes were committed of which I had no knowledge.
Ernst Kaltenbrunner
Time
Knowledge
People
Men
Sorry
Duty
Crimes
Soldiers
Laws
Had
Am
Were
Led
Committed
Done
Which
Who
I expect that on the 1st of August, the SA will be once more ready for duty.
Ernst Rohm
Will
Duty
Once
Once More
More
Ready
August
Expect
You always have certain strengths and certain weaknesses, and you want to compensate for your weaknesses... I have a real duty to earn the trust of the faculty. I don't just deserve it. I have to earn it.
Erskine Bowles
You
Trust
Duty
Earn
Weaknesses
Faculty
Always
Real
Just
Want
Certain
Your
Deserve
Compensate
Strengths
Even though disciplined sleeping habits and the adrenalin of live radio ensures that we are very awake while on duty, there is evidence of a phenomenon called circadian desynchronosis which causes one's brain to function slowly at those times of day when it thinks it should be asleep, regardless how wide awake the body is.
Evan Davis
Day
Duty
Live
Sleeping
Evidence
Those
Though
Slowly
Adrenalin
Habits
Disciplined
How
Causes
Brain
Very
Times
Regardless
Which
While
Asleep
Should
Body
Radio
Awake
Even
Function
Wide
Wide Awake
Thinks
Phenomenon
Surely no child should fear his own father - especially a priesthood father. A father's duty is to make his home a place of happiness and joy.
Ezra Taft Benson
Happiness
Home
Joy
Fear
Father
Priesthood
Own
Duty
Make
Surely
His
Child
Place
Should
I have sometimes been haunted with the idea that it was an imperative duty, knowing what I know, and having seen what I have seen, to do all that lies in my power to show the dangers and the evils of this frightful institution.
Fanny Kemble
Sometimes
Seen
Power
Duty
Dangers
Evils
Lies
Haunted
Having
Imperative
Idea
Institution
Know
Knowing
Been
Frightful
Show
The only duty an artist has is in the quality of the art. There is no moral obligation to denounce. An artist confronted with a tremendous injustice sometimes feels inclined to say something. Denouncing the situation is the artist's choice.
Fernando Botero
Art
Injustice
Quality
Obligation
Sometimes
Moral Obligation
Situation
Duty
Tremendous
Say
Moral
Something
Only
Feels
Denounce
Artist
Confronted
Choice
Inclined
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.
Floyd Abrams
Loyalty
Cause
Duty
Find
Clients
Still
Owe
Did
Same
Cannot
Which
Former
Congenial
Specify
Our leaders must hear us speaking on behalf of our brothers and sisters in South Sudan. If the moral duty to save lives and work toward peace is not compelling enough to drive decision-makers, we must remind them that we care and will hold them accountable.
Forest Whitaker
Work
Peace
Care
Will
Drive
Duty
Enough
Our
Moral
Must
Moral Duty
Brothers
Brothers And Sisters
Leaders
Remind
Toward
Hear
South
Accountable
Sisters
Behalf
Hold
Decision-Makers
Them
Us
Speaking
Sudan
Lives
Compelling
Save
France is the bridge between northern Europe and southern Europe. I refuse any division. If Europe has been reunified, it's not for it to then fall into egotism or 'each for one's own'. Our duty is to set common rules around the principles of responsibility and solidarity.
Francois Hollande
Responsibility
Fall
Own
Duty
Our
France
Rules
Solidarity
Has-Been
Division
Between
Principles
Around
Been
Southern
Any
Northern
Egotism
Common
Refuse
Then
Europe
Bridge
Each
Set
If Europe does not advance, it will fall or even be wiped out from the world map... My duty is to bring Europe out of its lethargy.
Francois Hollande
World
Will
Fall
Duty
Out
Wiped
Advance
Does
Europe
Even
Map
Lethargy
Bring
I'm not going to talk about Picasso. I have done my duty to those memories. I have had a great career as an artist myself, you know. I'm not here just because I've spent time with Picasso.
Francoise Gilot
Time
Myself
Great
You
Memories
Duty
Great Career
Spent
Those
About
Picasso
Had
Know
Talk
Because
Artist
Done
Going
Just
Just Because
Here
Career
It is a duty for any government to uphold the rule of law, and this sometimes requires the proportionate use of force.
Frans Timmermans
Government
Law
Sometimes
Duty
Rule
Rule Of Law
Force
Uphold
Any
Requires
Use
Although I had resigned my commission as an officer two years before, I immediately left Switzerland, accompanied by my wife, in order to report for duty. As it happened, a wire reached me a day later calling me to the colors.
Fritz Kreisler
Day
Me
Wife
Before
Duty
Later
Immediately
Colors
Wire
Had
Reached
Calling
Although
Accompanied
Years
Left
Officer
Report
Commission
Order
Happened
Switzerland
Resigned
Two
As a patriotic American, I am reluctant to leave my post as director of the National Economic Council because I feel a duty to fulfil my commitment to work on behalf of the American people.
Gary Cohn
Work
Director
Commitment
People
Post
National
Duty
Reluctant
Economic
Council
Feel
Because
Am
Leave
Behalf
American
Patriotic
American People
Fulfil
The upward revision of import duty, from 1 per cent to over 4 per cent on steam coal imports, will adversely impact the industry, as it will lead to increase in cost of power generation.
Gautam Adani
Generation
Will
Power
Duty
Increase
Impact
Per
Cost
Steam
Lead
Over
Import
Industry
Imports
Revision
Cent
Upward
Coal
Little children are still the symbol of the eternal marriage between love and duty.
George Eliot
Love
Family
Marriage
Duty
Between
Still
Children
Eternal
Little
Little Children
Symbol
The best preparation for the future is the present well seen to, and the last duty done.
George MacDonald
Future
Best
Seen
Duty
Preparation
Well
Done
Present
Last
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.
Gerald R. Ford
First
Duty
Address
Unprecedented
Chat
Feel
Countrymen
Talk
Make
Campaign
Friends
Just
Little
Straight
Compact
Among
Speech
The real duty of man is not to extend his power or multiply his wealth beyond his needs, but to enrich and enjoy his imperishable possession: his soul.
Gilbert Highet
Needs
Man
Soul
Wealth
Power
Duty
Enjoy
Enrich
Possession
Beyond
Real
His
Multiply
Extend
I've always said the first duty of life is to live it, and I do believe that. And we delude ourselves if we think it's not going to end. How we individually meet that, I think, is entirely individual.
Glenda Jackson
Life
First
Duty
Live
Believe
Think
Meet
Ourselves
Entirely
Individual
Delude
Individually
Said
Always
How
End
Going
All Nigerians of voting age are free to vote based on their convictions. It is our duty to defend and protect that basic right, and - let no one be in doubt - we will.
Goodluck Jonathan
Vote
Age
Voting
Will
Free
Duty
Convictions
Doubt
Our
No-One
Protect
Based
Right
Basic
Nigerians
Defend
We are being tough in saying it is a duty on the unemployed in future not only to be available for work - and not to shirk work - but also to get the skills for work. That is a new duty we are introducing.
Gordon Brown
Work
Future
Saying
Tough
Duty
Introducing
Only
New
Also
Shirk
Unemployed
Get
Being
Available
Skills
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