Duty quotes

130 duty quotes, film quotes, movie lines, taglines
  • “Well, there are some things a man just can't run away from.”
    John Wayne - The Ringo Kid
    [Tag:duty, responsibility]
  • “When I'm on a case, I don't fool around. I mean, before a case? Maybe. After a case? Definitely. During a case? Never.”
    Don Adams - Maxwell Smart
    [Tag:commitment, duty]
  • “Someone asked me once if I knew the difference between a civilian and a citizen. I know now. A citizen has the courage to make the safety of the human race their personal responsibility. Dizzy was my friend. She was a soldier. But most important, she was a citizen of the Federation.”
    Casper Van Dien - Johnny Rico
    [Tag:citizenship, courage, duty]
  • “Let me tell you what's south of us: no more museums, no more department stores, just homes! People! If we turn and run now, they're going to be defenseless! You don't like my plan? That's good. Give me a another plan, but don't tell me we're backing out!”
    Tommy Lee Jones - Mike Roark
    [Tag:defense, duty, planning]
  • “- Baron Jeffreys: Did you know the law that any person who does knowingly receive, harbor, comfort or succor a rebel is as guilty as if he himself bore arms?
    - Peter Blood: I only knew my sacred duty as a physician.”

    Leonard Mudie - Baron Jeffreys
    Errol Flynn - Peter Blood
    [Tag:doctors, duty, guilt]
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