Tony Judt Quotes

Use your lives wisely, my friends, and conserve these precious freedoms for future generations.

What do I owe to my times, to my country, to my neighbors, to my friends? Such are the questions which a virtuous man ought often to ask himself.

We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.

Part of our essential humanity is paying respect to what God gave us and what will be here a long time after we're gone.

I see the entire world as Eden, and every time you take an inch of it away, you must do so with respect.

Do no dishonour to the earth least you dishonour the spirit of man.

A sense of duty is useful in work but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not to be endured with patient resignation.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

Anybody from my soil is my responsibility.

There is no one that we can afford to throw away.

Respect is what we owe; love, what we give.

I just think it's my responsibility as a human being and an entertainer to see the soldiers.

Being, in the testimony it gives of itself, informs us not only about what it is but also about what we owe it.

Life is abundant, and life is beautiful. And it's a good place that we're all in, you know, on this earth, if we take care of it.

To whom much is given, much is required - not expected, but required.

Cherish sunsets, wild creatures and wild places. Have a love affair with the wonder and beauty of the earth.

People protect what they love.

My honored father will permit the observation that, though I have not heretofore always appreciated, as I ought, the motives and the feelings of a father, I hope I have learned wisdom in that respect; and my highest earthly gratification would be to make easy the downhill of life of those parents to whom I owe all that I am and most that I have.

Over a period of time, if you have a successful show, then you have a devoted audience. I feel you owe something to them. That goes for everybody - writers, camera operators, actors, studio executives, etc. Sadly, I've realized it's a responsibility that very few people live up to.

I most earnestly advise you, again and again, love, honor, and obey your parents. Friends like them, you need not expect to find in this world.

My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country.

To afford the President the greatest deference and respect should be a gratification to any citizen.

All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honor to whom honor

Woe to the people that fails to honor its heroes!