Max De Pree Quotes

In most vital organizations, there is a common bond of interdependence, mutual interest, interlocking contributions, and simple joy.

We can accomplish more together than we can alone.

Intimacy is at the heart of competence. It has to do with understanding, with believing, and with practice. It has to do with the relationship to one's work.

Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do.

History can't be left to fend for itself. For when it comes to history and beliefs and values, we turn our future on the lathe of the past.

A whale is as unique as a cactus. But don't ask a whale to survive Death Valley. We all have special gifts. Where we use them and how determines whether we actually complete something.

Earning trust is not easy, nor is it cheap, nor does it happen quickly. Earning trust is hard and demanding work. Trust comes only with genuine effort, never with a lick and a promise.