Ownership Quotes

“Anyone who says that economic security is a human right, has been to much babied. While he babbles, other men are risking and losing their lives to protect him. They are fighting the sea, fighting the land, fighting disease and insects and weather and space and time, for him, while he chatters that all men have a right to security and that some pagan god—Society, The State, The Government, The Commune—must give it to them. Let the fighting men stop fighting this inhuman earth for one hour, and he will learn how much security there is.”
― Rose Wilder Lane

“No man owns me. All man can do is practice the timeless, criminal art of threatening to separate my soul from her physical host.”
― Tiffany Madison

“Ownership: 'A commitment of the head, heart, and hands to fix the problem and never again affix the blame.”
― John G. Miller, QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability in Work and in Life

“I have a sense of exile from thought, a nostalgia of the quiet room and balanced mind. I am a writer, and there comes a time when that which I write has to belong to me, has to be written alone and in silence, with no one looking over my shoulder, no one telling me a better way to write it. It doesn't have to be great writing, it doesn't even have to be terribly good. It just has to be mine.”
― Raymond Chandler

“There can never be any real freedom on earth as long as people try to exert ownership over the natural resources of the world.”
― Bryant McGill, Voice of Reason

“Ownership is yet another of the endless forms of arrogance engaged in by the lower self.”
― Bryant McGill, Voice of Reason

“Be a wife of whom he can make no complaint, Margaret. That is the best advice I can give to you. You will be his wife; that is to be his servant, his possession. He will be your master. You had better please him.”
― Philippa Gregory, The Red Queen

“If we were content with ownership, then we would stop acquiring more stuff. But the combination of the thrill of the chase, the need for status and the crippling sense at the prospect of loss reveal that ownership Is one the strongest human urges and does not easily respond to reason. Of course, most of think we are the exception, but then, that is why we are possessed.”
― Bruce M. Hood, Possessed: Why We Want More Than We Need

“In the final scene of Power, the Supreme Court justices appear as a striking abstraction: Nine scowling masks line up in a row on top of a giant podium. Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes speaks the majority opinion: 'Water power, the right to convert it into electric energy, and the electric energy thus produced constitute property belonging to the United States.”
― Susan Quinn, Furious Improvisation: How the Wpa and a Cast of Thousands Made High Art Out of Desperate Times

“Your difficulties will benefit you when you accept the responsibility to overcome them. Success begins when you stop looking for someone to blame and start thinking about a solution. Be interested in solving problems, not blaming others. Don’t think you’ve lost control of your life, and don’t blame the world for what it is. Such worries are unproductive and often make the situation worse. Blaming others might help if you could reverse time, but you can’t. Right now, you can take action or just wait for life to improve. But there will never be a way forward that isn’t your responsibility. Your challenges are yours. They can become your greatest assets if you accept them and work to beat them. Never waste time blaming other people for their faults or for the problems in the world. Understand that what truly matters in life is what is under your control. You may find fault in others and in yourself, but instead of spreading criticism or blame, act to eliminate the problem.”
― Abraham Cezar

“There is no precept of the natural law commanding men to appropriate all things in such a way that each person is assigned his own separate portion...it nonetheless left it up to men's judgement whether to make all things proper or only certain ones, and whether to possess some things in common while leaving the rest available to all, yet in such a way that no one could claim them for himself alone. And so the law of nature is understood to approve all agreements men have introduced concerning things, provided they do not involve a contradiction or disturb society.”
― Peter Vallentyne, The Origins of Left-Libertarianism: An Anthology of Historical Writings

“The question should be: 'How much ownership are you dedicated to assume?' Would you take full ownership and do what it takes to improve your finances, or would you refuse to believe that you are in any way responsible?”
― Thomas Lu, The Personal Sustainability Handbook: 60+ Practices to Sustainabilize Your Health, Finances, Relationships and Beyond

“When people feel ownership, they move faster. They stop waiting for instructions and start making decisions.”
― Shamail Aijaz, Paralyzed by Planning: How Businesses Waste Millions Before They Even Begin

“THE REMINDER

If someone reminds you once, it is normal.
If they remind you again, your focus is already broken.

Every repeated reminder is a signal
that you are off track.”
― Thanzil Salam

“BUILD TO RUN

You can confidently say you won
when the company runs smoothly without you.

Because that means you built
something stronger than your presence…
a future that stands without you.”
― Thanzil Salam

“WHEN YOUR TEAM FALLS, A LEADER SHOULD STAND BESIDE THEM
NOT WITH EMOTION, BUT WITH CLARITY.

Because when a team fails, the company feels it.
And when the company shakes, every family behind it feels the impact.

Support is important.
But support without clarity will damage the system.

Real leadership is helping the team rise,
while protecting the structure that keeps everyone safe.

Ask yourself one thing.
Are you guiding your team, or just reacting to them?

— Thanzil Salam”
― Thanzil Salam

“Accountability gives structure to work, but ownership gives it soul. One enforces the rule; the other ensures it lives.”
― Shamail Aijaz, Standard Operating Excellence: The Complete Guide to Building, Implementing, and Mastering SOPs

“Nothing moves until you move first.”
― Thanzil Salam

“Jeżeli świat dzisiejszy idzie w kierunku coraz to intensywniejszego odczłowieczenia, insektyfikacji, kolektywu - to dlatego, iż coraz więcej ludzi nie posiada nic, coraz więcej ludzi staje się robotnikami, nie mając żadnej własności poza pewnym potencjałem pracy i inteligencji na sprzedaż. Człowiek bez własności przestaje być indywidualnym i, choć wygląda to na paradoks, staje się większym egoistą, zamienia się w to, co ochrzczono zaszczytnie "szarym człowiekiem", "człowiekiem z ulicy", "nieznanym żołnierzem" (zniósłbym ten upokarzający człowieczeństwo kult nieznanego trupa), zamienia się w liść lecący bez oporu za każdym powiewem jakiejś modnej ideologii. Jego logika staje się logiką tłumu, to znaczy żadną. Ginie typ, giną te jedyne wydania ludzi, niepowtarzalne, niewygodne, nieraz skandaliczne, ale "nieprzemakalne" dla haseł, sloganów i kretyńskich formułek.”
― Andrzej Bobkowski, Szkice piórkiem

“Leadership is not proven while holding hands.
It is proven when people move on their own.”
― Thanzil Salam

“Waiting becomes a risk
when there is no change
and others begin to carry the cost.

Knowing when to wait is care.
Knowing when to stop waiting is leadership.”
― Thanzil Salam

“The real piracy wasn’t downloads. It was contracts.”
― Jason “Johnny Suede” Colapietro

“Change does not need force.
It needs time, clarity, and patience.

Only by staying with it long enough
can we see what truly helps us grow.”
― Thanzil Salam

“A system without ownership
is a ghost.”
― Thanzil Salam

“We are custodians, not owners, of the world we walk.”
― Lawrence Nault

“No one gets anywhere without
a family, a village,
fellow travelers,
whether reciprocated or not,
willing or not,
appreciated or not,
and so I say:

Do not just forge your own path,
you must also
own the path
you take,
own the choices, the costs,
the consequences to you and others,
the trade-offs you make each step
of the way.

It is your own journey.
Each step is yours.
Own the path.”
― Shellen Lubin

“You will own nothing, and you will be happy.”
― Ida Auken

“Because only you can determine your story.”
― Vinita Bansal, Upgrade Your Mindset: How to Overcome Limiting Beliefs and Tap Your Potential

“The Push

A push can start the movement. But real growth starts when you push yourself.”
― Thanzil Salam

“I realize now that this story was never about us
being owned, because we will always own ourselves.”
― Marianne Chan, All Heathens