Quotes About Stewardship

My plan is to govern as long as I can.

What we are doing is, rather than living on the interest of our basic biological capital, we're using up our capital, so we're dipping into our capital. We're using up what should be our children's and grandchildren's legacy.

How grateful I am for the law of tithing. It is the Lord's law of finance.

I have incredible wealth, and I think there's a great responsibility to use this position to do good stuff.

The greater the power, the greater the responsibility in its exercise.

I kind of like to be one of the guardians of the game.

I have always been a strong champion for New Hampshire's environment.

The earth is a loving God's gift to us, and we show our love for His work by practicing good stewardship. — Janet Graham

Don't love money; love the people and the God you can give it to. — Joseph Compaine —

In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil, but a foolish man devours all he has" (Proverbs 21:20, NIV).

God says it is a righteous act to regard (or care for) the life of our animals. Logic tells us that this means we should treat them well, care for their needs, and protect and provide for them.

you will not be master of my body & my property

Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.

Some people give to the church money that should be allotted for bills and upkeep of the home; this explains why the money they give never yields a harvest.

What all this adds up to is the view that nature is there as a resource to be used by man for his self-interest and profit. But, frugality being a virtue, the resource should be "conserved" as much as possible.

In my life, I have dreamt of seeing the great herds of wild animals, jungles and rainforests full of birds and butterflies, but now I wonder if they will even exist for my children to see.

To those who have always wondered how they might best serve the wider world, wildlife conservation is, at its core, one of the purest forms of giving.

We have no right to poison, to eat up, to chew, to pollute this wonderful country of ours. We are required to save it and purify it and protect it.

Well tended garden is better than a neglected wood lot.

Mother Earth needs us to keep our covenant. We will do this in courts, we will do this on our radio station, and we will commit to our descendants to work hard to protect this land and water for them. Whether you have feet, wings, fins, or roots, we are all in it together.

The threat to the planet is us. It's actually not a threat to the planet - it's a threat to us.

What the word conservative means is not putting things back but conserving them. There are things that are threatened and you love them, so you want to keep them.

I'm thrilled to be partnered up with SeaWorld.

I have two grandchildren. I want to hand them a planet and community that is really thriving.