When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans.

Power is the capacity to generate relationships.

Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have the organization work well.

Many of us have created lives that give very little support for experimentation. We believe that answers already exist out there, independent of us. What if we invested more time and attention to our own experimentation? We could focus our efforts on discovering solutions that work uniquely for us.

Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company.

Space is the basic ingredient of the universe; there is more of it than anything else.

Leadership is a series of behaviors rather than a role for heroes.