William Morris Quotes

The function of posterity is to look after itself.

I am the guardian of power, not its owner.

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

Every generation inherits a world it never made; and, as it does so, it automatically becomes the trustee of that world for those who come after. In due course, each generation makes its own accounting to its children.

Our greatest responsibility is to be good ancestors.

If you can't look after something in your care, you have no right to keep it.

We are too careless of posterity; not considering that as they are, so the next generation will be.

Power should be reserved for weightlifting and boats, and leadership really involves responsibility.

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

We did not choose to be the guardians of the gate, but there is no one else.

A new era of responsibility is here.

I'm just becoming more and more aware of this truly profound responsibility that we carry as individuals. And it's a responsibility not only to ourselves and to our families, but to the billions of people who still have to come in the future who will be dealing with our legacy.

To state the facts frankly is not to despair the future nor indict the past. The prudent heir takes careful inventory of his legacies and gives a faithful accounting to those whom he owes an obligation of trust.

Your representative owes you, not his industry only, but his judgment; and he betrays instead of serving you if he sacrifices it to your opinion.

The wise man must remember that while he is a descendant of the past, he is a parent of the future.

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.

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty.

I feel a tremendous responsibility to my crew, to my cast, to every guest star that comes on.

When I die there is nobody to take my place.

Our choices are going to determine the future for our children, our children's children, and their children. I take that responsibility very seriously.

The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

Keep your eye on what you're responsible to and what you're responsible for, and that'll keep you right.

To whom much is given, much is expected. I do believe this. It's embedded in me.

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

I have always played into the belief that you are only ever borrowing the jersey; you never own the jersey because someone has gone before you and there is going to be someone after you, so it's a case of giving the jersey maximum respect.