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Quotes About Stewardship

Fish are a renewable resource, and one of the problems we've had is people feel obliged to catch the limit, then throw 'em in the garbage can.
~ Norman Schwarzkopf
A lot of chefs don't have a natural sense of economy. I was with one guy the other day, and I had to show him how to peel a turnip, because the way he was peeling turnips, he was throwing half of it in the garbage. It's not about being cheap. It's about being proper.
~ Daniel Boulud
You can't improve what you can't measure, and liberals have resisted any kind of meaningful measurement of success in the classroom for decades. Instead of focusing on the three R's, liberals have thrown up a barrage of silly things designed to distract us all from their awful stewardship of the schools.
~ Mike Gallagher
It is hard to care for the earth if one has never cared for a piece of it.
~ Sallie McFague
Each of us is a steward of the days allotted for our lifetime, and learning to manage our commitments and priorities is critical. We can become empowered Christians who live meaningful lives. We can love generously and have relationships that satisfy. We can leave the past behind and own a life without condemnation. We are made to accomplish great feats of faith and courage and to live a life worth telling.
~ Sally Clarkson
education is about relationship, about being worthy of the hope of our children. Taking seriously the stewardship of their trust as we guide them should be an underlying motivation of our hearts as we commit to influencing them. We are passing on a life, not just information.
~ Sally Clarkson
The ingestion of brain-altering chemicals - legal or illegal - cannot be categorized as good stewardship of our earthly lives.
~ Salvatore J. Cordileone
Toprak, onu ekenin mal?d?r.
~ Samed Behrengi
Trees outstrip most people in the extent and depth of their work for the public good.
~ Sara Ebenreck
I have twenty acres of trees to care for. And I'm a wood-carver. You thought they were weapons?" Peter
~ Sara Pennypacker
Mr. President, you were elected to lead. You chose to follow. And now it's time for you to get out of the way.
~ Mitt Romney
This time, instead of moving oceans and healing planets, let's get our bills in order and pay down the debt so we control our own future.
~ Artur Davis
There is something basic about protecting land by taking it off the market. People should be able to enjoy where they live while at the same time protect the plants and animals around them.
~ Tom Hanks
In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord.
~ Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Time is a trust, and for every minute of it you will have to account.
~ John Lubbock
True ownership of anything requires time.
~ Barbara Holland
Each time we plant a seed, we become ancestors for the generations to come.
~ Kenny Ausubel
In cultivating human values, emphasis should also be placed on avoiding wastage of money, food and time.
~ Sathya Sai Baba
Human beings are going to be relying on natural resources for a long time.
~ Gale Norton
As climbers, we need to learn to be good stewards of the land and take care of these places where we are spending so much time.
~ Chris Sharma
I believe that we are stewards of a time that is upon us - but often we need the encouragement of each other to be able to wake up to this extraordinary time and possibility.
~ Jean Houston
There is this sweet spot in time when we have an opportunity to stop killing sharks and tunas and swordfish and other wildlife in the sea before it's too late.
~ Sylvia Earle
My job is not to save 'The Wheel of Time', to fix 'The Wheel of Time', or anything like that. My job is not to screw it up.
~ Brandon Sanderson
From a poor man, poor in Time, I was suddenly lifted up into a vast revenue; I could see no end of my possessions; I wanted some steward, or judicious bailiff, to manage my estates in Time for me.
~ Charles Lamb