Quotes about Ownership

Remaining a victim of circumstance is a state of being that we choose, a choice that — allows us to blame other people — lets us blame circumstances — permits us to avoid responsibility for our lives — encourages us to feel sorry for ourselves, and — guarantees that we will stay victims. No one has to be a victim!

Ownership of an idea makes cooperation with its tenets much more likely.

Make no excuses. Rationalize nothing. Blame no one. Humble yourself.

The earth is Yours, O Lord, and everything in it, the world and all who live in it. (Ps. 24:1) For You, my Lord, are a great God, the great King above all gods. In Your hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to You. The sea is Yours, for You made it, and Your hands formed the dry land. (Ps. 95:3—5)

The LORD says … "Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine." Isaiah 43:1

Each person should examine his own work … not in respect to someone else. For each person will have to carry his own load. Galatians 6:4—5

The power to take charge was in my hands; all I had to do was believe it.

We have the right to our labor but not to the fruit of our labor.

I'm only going to stand before God and give an account for my life, not for somebody else's life. If I have a bad attitude, then I need to say there's no point in me blaming you for what's wrong in my life.

Do not make your mind a dumping ground for other people's garbage.

God does not want an apartment in our house. He claims our entire home from attic to cellar.

We can possess nothing—no property and no person . . . It is God who owns everything, and we are but stewards of His property during the brief time we are on earth.