Quotes about Ownership
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.
— Zig Ziglar
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.
— Zig Ziglar
Owning your own feelings, rather than blaming them on someone else, is the mark of a person who has moved from contracted to expanded awareness.
— Deepak Chopra
Responsibility means not blaming anyone or anything for your situation, including yourself.
— Deepak Chopra
It's simple: You get a part. You play a part. You play it well. You do your work and you go home. And what is wonderful about movies is that once they're done, they belong to the people. Once you make it, it's what they see. That's where my head is at.
— Denzel Washington
Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.
— Dwight D. Eisenhower
Leadership is taking responsibility while others are making excuses.
— John Maxwell
Blame is a change-avoidance strategy.
— Andy Stanley
People are not afraid of failure, they're afraid of blame.
— Seth Godin
(On being in a position of leadership) Even if it's your dog, you've got authority over somebody. Start treating him better.
— Joyce Meyer
To be getting an education means this: to be learning what is your own, and what is not your own.
— Epictetus
Not to share our own wealth with the poor is theft from the poor and deprivation of their means of life; we do not possess our own wealth, but theirs.
— St. John Chrysostom