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I've buried six Guardian Angels who have been shot and killed in the line of duty. I was stalked myself, had a gunman go pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow, five hollow point bullets, God save me. What do you think this is? This isn't Zimmerman. But unfortunately, he's become the face of Block Watch, Crime Watch.

~Curtis Sliwa

Topics: Angels Become Been Block Bullets Buried Crime Duty Face Five Go God Guardian Had He Hollow Line Me Myself Point Pow Save Shot Six Think Unfortunately Watch Who You

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Your position never gives you the right to command. It only imposes on you the duty of so living your life that others can receive your orders without being humiliated.

~Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Being Command Duty Gives Humiliated Life Living Never Only Orders Others Position Receive Right Without You Your

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A task becomes a duty from the moment you suspect it to be an essential part of that integrity which alone entitles a man to assume responsibility.

~Dag Hammarskjold

Topics: Alone Assume Becomes Duty Essential Essential Part Integrity Man Moment Part Responsibility Suspect Task Which You

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My background was fairly conservative, and I think there's a strong notion of duty in a background like that, and I don't think that's always helpful.

~Damian Lewis

Topics: Always Background Conservative Duty Fairly Helpful Like Notion Strong Think I Think

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Getting out of jury duty is easy. The trick is to say you're prejudiced against all races.

~Dan Castellaneta

Topics: Against All Races Duty Easy Getting Jury Out Prejudiced Races Say Trick You

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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.

~Dan Coats

Topics: Above Break Considerations Debt Duty Future Moral Moral Obligation Must Nation Obligation Only Oppression Our Political Right Rise Rise Above

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We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.

~Dave Barry

Topics: Because Citizens Cooperate Duty Feel Fully Go Irs Jail Patriotic Strong Try

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I believe Britishness is defined not on ethnic and exclusive grounds but through shared values; our history of tolerance, openness and internationalism; and our commitment to democracy and liberty, to civic duty and the public space.

~David Blunkett

Topics: Believe Civic Commitment Defined Democracy Duty Ethnic Exclusive Grounds History Internationalism Liberty Openness Our Public Shared Space Through Tolerance Values I Believe

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My first duty to write a gripping yarn. Second is to convey credible characters who make you feel what they feel. Only third comes the idea.

~David Brin

Topics: Characters Convey Credible Duty Feel First Idea Make Only Second Third Who Write Yarn You

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We played hard and we partied hard. I'm not ashamed of that. I was no angel - I did some things I shouldn't have done, lived a lifestyle I shouldn't have lived. I had a blast at times; other times, I probably compromised my job, my duty to do my job, to be ready as a professional.

~David Cone

Topics: Angel Ashamed Blast Compromised Did Done Duty Had Hard Job Lifestyle Lived Other Played Professional Ready Some Some Things Things Times

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