Servant Quotations

The First Lady is an unpaid public servant elected by one person - her husband.

In the future, when Microsoft leaves a security-flaw in their code it won't mean that somebody hacks your computer. It will mean that somebody takes control of your servant robot and it stands in your bedroom doorway sharpening a knife and watching you sleep.

In all my life and in the future, I will always be a faithful and loyal servant to all of my compatriots.

I would rather be a servant in the house of the Lord than to sit in the seats of the mighty.

A man must be master of his hours and days, not their servant.

I believe in servant leadership, and the servant always asks, 'Where am I needed most?'

I fell far short of living up to the kind of public servant I wanted to be.

No, we are not the master of the state, said King. We are not the servant of the state. We are the conscience of the state. The churches or the religious community should be, I think, the conscience of the state. We're not just service providers.

There are those on Wall Street and in the plutocracy who feel that Geithner is a hero who deftly steered the country from economic ruin. To many ordinary Americans, however, he is considered a Wall Street puppet and a servant of the so-called banksters.

It's fair to characterise me as competitive and determined, but anyone who works with me will attest to the fact I believe very strongly in the notion of servant leadership.

Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.

Recollection is not something that I can summon up, it simply comes and I am the servant of it.

A true servant of God will never teach a false doctrine. He will never deny new revelation. He never will tell you that the canon of scripture is full, or that the New Testament is the last revelation ever intended to be given to man.

There's nothing undignified about lying about all day and being waited on by servants, sipping bloody champagne.

No lusting after your neighbor's house - or wife or servant or maid or ox or donkey. Don't set your heart on anything that is your neighbor's.

It is a symbol of Irish art. The cracked looking-glass of a servant.

I can't tell you how Aquinas has enriched and changed my life, my thought. He has helped me to be a better evangelical, a better servant of Christ, and to better defend the faith that was delivered, once for all, to the saints.

In the north we could not hope to keep the worst and poorest servant for a single day in the wretched discomfort in which our negro servants are forced habitually to live.

I am not an oligarch. I am a servant and I try to align my interests and those of my investors.

Man's sin is in his failure to live what he is. Being the master of the earth, man forgets that he is the servant of God.

By the law of Christ, every man is bound to love his neighbour as himself; but every servant is a neighbour of every civil lord; therefore every civil lord must love any of his servants as himself; but by natural instinct, every lord abhors slavery; therefore, by the law of charity, he is bound not to impose slavery on any brother in Christ.

Ronald Reagan, whatever his pros and cons were, was a public servant in the end.

A servant of God has but one Master. It ill becomes the servant to seek to be rich, and great, and honored in that world where his Lord was poor, and mean, and despised.

Let's say you need a perfectly obedient servant who never gets tired, never needs to be paid, and is virtually indestructible. If you're in a galaxy a long time ago and far, far away, you'll just fly off to the local droid auction and pick up one of those shiny gold models with lovely manners.

I believe that government is the servant of the people and not their master.

Earn your success based on service to others, not at the expense of others.

It's the most rewarding thing to be a civil servant.

Dear God, please take care of your servant John Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Public servants are paid to serve the American people. Do it well.

One of the most considerable advantages the great have over their inferiors is to have servants as good as themselves.

You can't be a Red if you're married to a civil servant.

He who is not a good servant will not be a good master.

The people themselves, and not their servants, can safely reverse their own deliberate decisions.

Night and day, His servant serves Him, singing the Glorious Praises of the True Lord. Beholding the Glorious Greatness of the True Lord, Nanak blossoms forth.

When I looked at that young man, I saw someone who could have a second chance to rehabilitate himself and come out and be a powerful -- and I mean a powerful -- member of society, but most of all, a powerful servant of God. That's what I saw,

O Lord God, You are the One and Only Giver; You forgive us, and unite us with Yourself. Servant Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary; if it is Your Will, please save him!

Only a Republican prosecutor would indict a career civil servant for pursuing a better deal for taxpayers.

Money is a good servant but a bad master.

Phil has been a great servant to the club during his time at Wasps,

Phil has been a great servant to the club during his time at Wasps. He was always an exciting player to watch on the pitch, and great company off it.

She has lived the most remarkable life, as the brilliant performer the world came to know when she was just a child, to the dedicated public servant who has served her country both at home and abroad for 30 years.

She will be sorely missed. She was an active member of the royal family and a strong servant of her country.

We ask God to endow human souls with justice so that they may be fair and may strive to provide for the comfort of all that each member of humanity may pass his life in the utmost comfort and welfare. Then this material world will become the very paradise of the Kingdom this elemental earth will be in a heavenly state and all the servants of God will live in the utmost joy happiness and gladness. We must all strive and concentrate all our thoughts in order that such happiness may accrue to the world of humanity.

Never, ever forget that you are a servant.

Servant Leadership is the only #leadership that ultimately works.

He that would have his virtue published, is not the servant of virtue, but glory.

A good king is a public servant.

Glen has been a tremendous force in the success of this organization as well as a tireless servant for this community. A true soldier!

For thy servant David's sake turn not away the face of thine anointed.

Glen was the epitome of the servant leader that Southeastern is all about. He's always willing to help anybody, anywhere, any time. That was his legacy.

I don't care what color his socks are, or what color sheets he sleeps between. Christopher Meyer ... has broken some of the absolutely first rules of confidence a senior public servant has.

Having literally dedicated the whole of his adult life to representing the people of Clarendon and Williamsburg, Alex was truly a servant of the people, ... That commitment to the ideals he lived by and the people he served will be sorely missed.

He was naught but a servant on whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the children of Israel.

He who seeks truth, shall find beauty. He who seeks beauty, shall find vanity. He who seeks order, shall find gratification.He who seeks gratification, shall find disappointment. He who considers himself a servant of his fellow beings,shall find joy of self expression. He who seeks self expression, shall fall to the pit of arrogance. Arrogance is incompatible with nature. Through nature, the nature of the universe and the nature of man,we shall seek truth. If we seek truth we shall find beauty.

He has been a fantastic servant to Manchester United and there's sadness among United fans that he has left. But all good things come to an end." ()

He has been a great servant and played some terrific games for us and I think next season he will get a good club.

He has been a great servant for Leicestershire, Hampshire and England and he's been a really popular bloke in the dressing room. His humour will be missed.

He has been a loyal servant of this football club over a long period of time and played a key role in one of our most successful eras. On behalf of our staff, players, members and supporters I would like to thank him for all he has given this club. He is a life member and as such knows full well he is always welcome around the club.

People love me everywhere. On an unofficial level, I'm an ambassador and a civil servant for Detroit. Now I'm going for the official title,

I say now and have often said before, Fathers of the Senate, that a well-disposed and helpful prince, to whom you have given such great and unrestrained power, ought to be the servant of the Senate, often of the citizens as a whole, and sometimes even of individuals.

I will come with independence and a fresh perspective. I have life experience and public servant experience that will serve (Missourians) well.

Jesus' life as a foot-washing servant would eventually lead to the adoption of humility as a widely admired virtue.

John Robinson will be missed. He is a good public servant and always had the best interest of the city in mind.

Our cooperative has played a significant role in meeting members' expectations in this part of Missouri for 67 years and we will continue to do that in the future. I know that because of the dedication and stewardship of the directors and employees and the servant attitude they bring to the workplace and their willingness to be guided by our core values of integrity, accountability, innovation and commitment to community.

I think probably her biggest strength is she's a role model. You won't find her doing things off the court that don't set the right example. She's a servant leader and teacher.

I think he was so popular because he was never a politician, ... I don't think he's a politician even today. I really think George is a public servant. I would say he's the best public servant we've had in central Illinois - local, county, state and federal. He's not just for his party, he's for what's right.

It is not Justice the servant of men, but accident, hazard, Fortune--the ally of patient Time--that holds an even and scrupulous balance.

I was not a typical international civil servant I confess -- ask the Kosovo Albanians, ask the Serbs,

Tis well enough for a servant to be bred at an university: but the education is a little too pedantic for a gentleman.

You brain shall be your servant instead of your master, You will rule it instead of allowing it to rule you.

You are Exalted, Unfathomable, Infinite and Invaluable. You are my True Lord and Master. I am Your servant and slave. You are the King, Your Sovereign Rule is True. Nanak is a sacrifice, a sacrifice to You.

The tongue is the worst part of a bad servant.

Every great house is full of haughty servants.

We have a servant evangelism committee, and we normally reach out to the community, but we decided to broaden our scope and now we are reaching out to our brothers and sisters along the Gulf Coast who are in need of assistance,

The trustworthiness of servants is the basis of the entire Indian economy.

I expect, if I am faithful with yourselves, that I shall see the time with yourselves that we shall know how to prepare to organize an earth like this - know how to people that earth, how to redeem it, how to sanctify it, and how to glorify it, with those who live upon it who will hearken to our counsels. The Father and the Son have attained to this point already; I am on the way and so are you, and every faithful servant of God.

You don't put your head above the parapet and become a personality if you're an illustrator - it's not part of it; it's not possible. You are a servant to the story.

We serve God by serving others. The world defines greatness in terms of power, possessions, prestige, and position. If you can demand service from others, you've arrived. In our self-serving culture with its me-first mentality, acting like a servant is not a popular concept.

The decision to eliminate longevity pay is certainly one that would set a new tone and a new direction in commissioners court for servant leadership in Collin County instead of the Imperial Court.

Imagination is a good servant, and a bad master.

Lampard, for me, was a marvellous servant for Chelsea, but I didn't think of him as an elite international footballer. And I am one of the few who felt Gerrard was not a top, top player.

The markets make a good servant but a bad master, and a worse religion.

A true servant of Mary cannot be lost.

It's not just in politics that you can be a servant of the people, you can do it in so many other ways.

The measure of a man is not how many servants he has but how many men he serves .

Leadership is about being a servant first.

Feelings are good servants, but they are disastrous masters.

I have nothing to hide. I am a servant of the living God. He is the only one I answer to.

Rule with the heart of a servant. Serve with the heart of a king.

I'm a statistic in a system that a civil servant dominates.

We are servants rather than masters in mathematics.

Discipline is the servant of inspiration.

U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt has been described as founder of the Bull Moose Party, the man who led his troops up San Juan Hill in the Spanish-American War, a big game hunter, family man, civic servant and a host of other things.

Ultimately it will be Kenny's decision. We'll review the situation at Christmas. He has been a fantastic servant for us and Ireland and he is good enough to carry on after this season.

And they shall dwell in the land that I have given unto Jacob my servant, wherein your fathers have dwelt; and they shall dwell therein, even they, and their children, and their children's children for ever: and my servant David shall be their prince for ever.

As I have seen Him, so have I described Him. This Sublime Essence comes only to one who knows the Mystery of the Lord. His light merges into the Light, and he finds peace. O servant Nanak, this is all the Extension of the One.

Be in the world like a maid servant in a rich man's house. The maid servant deals with all the objects and things always knowing that nothing belongs to her and that this is not her true home.

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? / As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work: / So am I made to possess months of vanity, and wearisome nights are appointed to me.

The wife was made of the husband's rib; not of his head, for Paul calleth the husband the wife's head; not of the foot, for he must not set her at his foot. The servant is appointed to serve, and the wife to help. If she must not match with the head, nor stoop at the foot, where shall he set her then? He must set her at his heart, and therefore she which should lie in his bosom was made in his bosom.

As the cow shows her love to her strayed calf when she finds it, and as the bride shows her love for her husband when he returns home, so does the Lord's humble servant love to sing the Praises of the Lord.