Rutherford B. Hayes Quotes

Doing what you want to do is easy. Doing what you have to do is hard.

I would rather be having a burger and beers with my mates but I can't do that when I know I've got to dance.

We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it.

I am not bound to please thee with my answer.

We've been helping you out in Alaska in considerable ways, and you're walking away from the responsibility, and we're not going to allow that.

Perhaps it's a curse, but when you are a Lutheran, you have a sense of responsibility.

Never mind your happiness; do your duty.

To me, God comes first, my family come second. If I fail at those two, I'm just playing games.

The yoke you wear determines the burden you bear.

Life is lighter than a feather; duty is heavier than a mountain.

With great power goes great responsibility.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

I'm not going to be their spear catcher for the rest of this year.

I don't enjoy cricket. I just take it as a priority... something that I have to do.

Let me be very clear: my friendship with my friends ends where the interest of the country begins.

I have a lot of responsibility.

At the end of the day, you've got a job to do, and that's playing football.

The UFC are my employers, so they have to come first.

Having that main event load to carry is very comfortable for me. Anything less is uncomfortable.

No one will be hurt if I don't come to conventions.

I have no personal life.

An obligation is something which constrains or induces us to act.

A sense of duty imprisons you.

We cannot and we must not allow ourselves to get distracted from our sacred duty. We cannot and we must not lose focus on the things that matter most.

I know how to smile, I know how to laugh, I know how to play. But I know how to do these things only after I have fulfilled my mission.