Robert E. Lee Quotes

The price of greatness is responsibility.

I promise you that during my life, I was more concerned about not letting people down, about doing my part, than I was ever into what it did for me.

Love can do much, but duty more.

Never mind your happiness; do your duty.

Confidence... thrives on honesty, on honor, on the sacredness of obligations, on faithful protection and on unselfish performance.

The people respect and believe in men who fulfill their duty.

Every day carries with it a responsibility.

You can't walk away from your responsibilities and commitments.

No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.

If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.

When you commit to something, you don't want to let your fellow people and yourself down.

When you sign your name on the dotted line, it's more than just playing baseball. You have a responsibility to make good decisions and show people how things are supposed to be done.

My duty is clear and at all costs will be done.

I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.

I take my responsibilities very seriously.

My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living up to the commitments you make to others. He ultimately became a judge, and he would talk to me over and over about how important it is to be fair.

It is the solemn obligation of a leader always to be a leader. Even when - perhaps especially when - you don't feel like being a leader.

May the spirit of devotion to duty which inspires us always dominate this Committee's conferences!

Men do less than they ought, unless they do all that they can.

I have done what I felt to be my duty.

Only aim to do your duty, and mankind will give you credit where you fail.

Is that so? Well, that's the man I will reappoint, for he knows how to do his duty, irrespective of the man or station.

When this country makes a commitment, we see it through.

I wanted to do well for me and for Maura. It is bigger than me. I have a responsibility. It's incumbent upon me to do Maura the best I can.

In carrying out every aspect of our work, CIA officers are guided by a professional ethos that is the sum of our abiding principles, core values, and highest aspirations. These include service, integrity, excellence, courage, teamwork, and stewardship. Sacrifice, too, is an inescapable part of our mission.