We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog has made an alliance with us.

Trust cannot be bought or commanded, inherited or enforced. To maintain it, leaders must continually earn it.

We can accomplish more together than we can alone.

We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, it’s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right to expect it.

We need to give each other the space to grow, to be ourselves, to exercise our diversity. We need to give each other space so that we may both give and receive such beautiful things as ideas, openness, dignity, joy, healing, and inclusion.

Change without continuity is chaos. Continuity without change is sloth-and very risky.

The key elements in the art of working together are how to deal with change, how to deal with conflict, and how to reach our potential...the needs of the team are best met when we meet the needs of individual persons.