John Lubbock Quotes

If I have made an appointment with you, I owe you punctuality, I have no right to throw away your time, if I do my own.

God never imposes a duty without giving time to do it.

Ignatius, when he heard the clock strike, would say, "Now I have another hour to answer for." (Eph. 5:16)

If someone as blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?

Our people expect the best of us. They send us to take care of the people's business, and those of us who take hold of that responsibility understand that's what it's really about.

We have been given the trust and goodwill of New Zealanders. I do not take that trust for granted, and I never will.

All of the muscles were gone, so that was a real tough time of rebuilding all of that. But you have a deadline, you have an obligation. You've said that you will commit to this part, and I just can't live with myself for not really giving it as much as I can.

Life is a gift, given in trust - like a child.

A trust of the greatest magnitude is committed to this legislature and the eyes of the world are upon you.

All power is a trust; that we are accountable for its exercise.

That I should lay down my charge at a proper period is as much a duty as to have borne it faithfully.

Everybody is responsible for their own actions. It's easy to point the finger at somebody else, but a real man, a real woman, a real person knows when it's time to take the blame and when to take responsibility for their own actions.

Big people take care of little people; we must live up to that trust.

By being faithful in that which is another man's, it qualifies you for that which is your own.

A responsible person is one who responds.

So long as we think of it objectively, time is Fate or Chance, the factor in our lives for which we are not responsible, and about which we can do nothing; but when we begin to think of it subjectively, we feel responsible for our time, and the notion of punctuality arises.

The more God gives you, the more responsible he expects you to be.

Leadership starts with understanding responsibility, not ability. Leadership is a Stewardship, not a show.

I should have told you from the start. I will let you down.

We can be of so much service to others in many thou-shalt ways. Of course, the problem is that rendering such service takes time, and we are all so busy. Some situations may call for service that somehow seems to be beneath us. Besides, we have other things to do. The thou shalts are so convenient to put off. Who will notice the procrastination anyway? After all, we are not robbing a bank. Or are there forms of withholding that constitute stealing?

Responsibility is always a sign of trust.

Basically all I've done is keep my promise.

With this honor devolves upon you also a corresponding responsibility. As the country herein trusts you, so under God it will sustain you.

The most precious thing a human being has to give is time. There is so very little of it, after all, in a life.

I think to trust in the sovereignty of God does not excuse my personal responsibility. Just the opposite - it equips me to be personally responsible.