Peter Ustinov Quotes

I have done what I felt to be my duty.

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

We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

A man can do what he ought to do; and when he says he cannot, it is because he will not.

Life is not accountable to us. We are accountable to life.

I didn't volunteer; they asked me. I felt a duty to testify.

The march to our duty here, not merely to ourselves, but to our surroundings, must proceed. God wills it.

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has to do it.

Never mind your happiness; do your duty.

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

Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more. You should never do less.

Even if the exercise of my responsibility becomes my burden, I’ll bear it. But I can tell you I am going to sleep well tonight knowing I’ve made the right decision.

The Church emphasis responsibility more than rights.

A sense of duty pursues us ever. It is omnipresent, like the Diety.

Anything which tends to bring a greater sense of responsibility to individuals should be encouraged.

Whoever can, should.

Duty is too often what one expects from others and not what one does.

I feel like I have to share whatever I can. You're culpable if you don't act.

People are supposed to be responsible.

Obey your purpose above all else.

I learned that you have a responsibility to do things when you can.

It's the sense of duty that keeps you going sometimes when things get very, very rough. Somebody's got to do it. And if you don't, who will?

Duty, then is the sublimest word in our language. Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more; you should never wish to do less.

It is a privilege to serve people, a privilege that must be earned, and once earned, there is an obligation to do something good with it.

I have to do what's right.