Stewards Quotes
A sound knowledge of geography is essential for understanding global events and their impact on the rest of the world. National Geographic has always recognized the need for geographic literacy and will vigorously continue its efforts to educate our young people and empower them to be informed citizens and responsible stewards of our planet.
- John Fahey

[Involving consumers in the creative process goes against the grain of the agency mindset as brand stewards, but the payoff can be more authentic messages.] The general [agency] perspective is, 'This is our work, this is what we do,' ... We knew we'd be fundamentally changing the model. We knew we couldn't impose our creative stamp on everything.
- John Butler

[He said FEMA mistakenly paid out a handful of undeserving claims and made some other bureaucratic errors. But he said his agency was trying to engage in a difficult balancing act -- practicing judicious oversight while sending payments to needy hurricane victims as fast as possible.] We must never . . . sacrifice that urgency in the pursuit of elusive administrative perfection... Our mission to get help quickly to those who desperately need it must take priority, yet be carefully balanced with our obligation to be stewards of taxpayer dollars. . . . FEMA was never stampeded into making any decisions.
- Michael Brown

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