David Chang Quotes

For when men know they are working on what belongs to them, they work with far greater eagerness and diligence. Nay, in a word, they learn to love the land cultivated by their own hands, whence they look not only for food but for some measure of abundance for themselves and their dependents. All can see how much this willing eagerness contributes to an abundance of produce and the wealth of a nation.

Whatever happens, take responsibility.

You can't always wait for the guys at the top. Every manager at every level in the organization has an opportunity, big or small, to do something. Every manager's got some sphere of autonomy. Don't pass the buck up the line.

In America we tell our parents to bring their child home and put him or her in a crib; as they get older, children sleep in they own room not in Mom and Dad's room. What are we training them for? It's independence, because that's what being empowered is all about.

There's something magical about putting yourself into life. You've got to stand up and take responsibility for your own life and you cannot abandon that.

We will not spend four years blaming others, we will take responsibility.

I am not a passenger in anything I do.

You've got to love what's yours.

The greatest day in your life and mine is when we take total responsibility for our attitudes. That's the day we truly grow up.

I don't think I'm egotistical as much as I'm taking responsibility for what I'm putting out there.

Give a man the secure possession of a bleak rock, and he will turn it into a garden; give him a nine years' lease of a garden, and he will convert it into a desert.

We built it. We paid for it. It’s ours.

I want people on the front line to be proud of what they're doing and give themselves permission to finish things in ways that they can be proud of.

When I am in that lane, and I hear, 'Caster Semenya from South Africa,' I always know I am doing it for my people. They love and support me, and I will always do them proud; I will always put them first. Without them, I am nothing.

America wasn't made on blame; it was made on responsibility. Take off the training wheels in life and decide to take responsibility for your actions.

Black women know that we've got to take care of it - so we take care of it. It's just embedded in us.

A lot of the projects I've been involved with have been my babies, and I'm not going to give my baby to anyone else.

It's the best feeling in life, when you see a little human, and they look to you, to learn something in life. It's a responsibility, but it's the best feeling in life.

I do not take anything for granted - I like to shoulder every responsibility.

It is important to have leadership groups, but at the end of the day I need to be taking the call because I'm responsible for the team and I should know exactly what I'm doing and I believe in that.

Healthy parenting is nothing if not a process of empowerment. As we help to raise our children's self-esteem, we also increase their personal power. When we encourage them to be confident, self-reliant, self-directed, and responsible individuals, we are giving them power.

When you don't need to play the victim or create victims you are FREE

No one is coming to save you.

The future of our children is a trust we have been given. To conserve and grow, not to squander wastefully on needless excesses. The earth is a trust, to protect and to honor. Our home, our livelihood, our future rests in the quality of our stewardship. Let us become better stewards.