We need to move from the leader as hero, to the leader as host.

Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place.

The search for the lessons of the new science is still in progress, really in its infancy. In this realm, three is a new kind of freedom, where it is more rewarding to explore than to reach conclusions, more satisfying to wonder than to know, and more exciting to search than to stay put. Curiosity, not certainty, becomes the saving grace.

For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role.

Disorder can play a critical role in giving birth to new, higher forms of order.

Relationships are all there is. Everything in the universe only exists because it is in relationship to everything else. Nothing exists in isolation. We have to stop pretending we are individuals that can go it alone

Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.