Quotes About Stewardship

Humans are destabilizing the global biosphere on multiple fronts. We are taking more and more resources out of the environment while pumping back into it enormous quantities of waste and poison, thereby changing the composition of the soil, the water, and the atmosphere

I don't really believe that humans are evil; it is just that we are not very intelligent animals. No animal is so stupid as to foul its only nest, except humans.

What we take, how and what we make, what we waste, is in fact a question of ethics.

The earth and everything in it were created by God, and as the Creator, He is the rightful owner. He entrusts parts to us for a short time, but we're wise to see ourselves as managers instead of owners.

As God-appointed managers, we acknowledge that our money (and the skills God gave us to earn money) is the Lord's, and our first question is, Lord, how can I use this in a way that pleases You? If we ask that question often enough, we may change some of our spending habits, and we might devote more of our resources to the things that matter most to God.

We bring a smile to God's face when we express thanks for what we have instead of complaining because we don't have the latest version of a toy we want. We give God joy when we take care of what He has loaned us instead of trashing things.

Someday, I hope that we will all be patriots of our planet and not just of our respective nations.

This world belongs to our future generations, so we have to take utmost care of it.

For millennia, Native Americans have had a relationship with the land that encompasses respect and appreciation for all it provides.

One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk. —TASHUNKA WITKO (CRAZY HORSE)

One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk.' - Tashunka Witko (Crazy Horse)

If we examine with clear eyes what we have done to the majority of people on earth, to the earth itself, and to all other forms of life thereon, we can only hope that there are no gods, or if there are, that they are not just.

The world is a fairy tale; we are its guardians.

she isn't mine ... . She is ultimately God's, and I'm simply a steward of her heart for a season.

Erstellung und Pflege der Sch

Lest we forget, we don't inherit Earth from our ancestors, but we borrow it from our next generations yet to come. Keep her beautiful, and protect her from environmentally unsafe materials.

Nie odziedzicz? nasze matki ziemi po naszych przodkach, lecz po prostu po?yczy? j? od naszych dzieci i naszych najbli?szych przysz?ych pokole?. Musimy utrzyma? jej pi?kno, elegancj? i wdzi?k; i chroni? j? przed materia?ów niebezpiecznych dla ?rodowiska - które powinny by? nasze zaanga?owanie na dzie? ziemi!

No heredamos nuestra madre tierra de nuestros antepasados, pero simplemente prestado su de nuestros niños y nuestras próximas generaciones por venir. Debemos mantener su belleza, elegancia y gracia; y protegerla de materiales peligrosos para el medio ambiente - que debe ser nuestro compromiso en el día de la tierra!

We don't inherit our Mother Earth from our ancestors, but we simply borrow her from our children and our next generations yet to come. We must maintain her beauty, elegance and grace; and protect her from environmentally unsafe materials - that should be our commitment on the Earth Day!

Leadership is not about being in charge. Leadership is about taking care of those in your charge.

Leadership is stewardship, it's temporary and you're accountable!

I really believe my greatest service is in the many unwise steps I prevent.

Each of us was created to rule, govern, control, master, manage, and lead our environments. You are in essence a leader, no matter who you are.

Too many leaders act as if the sheep.. their people.. are there for the benefit of the shepherd, not that the shepherd has responsibility for the sheep.