People alone of all the resources can grow and develop.

One does not start with facts. One starts with opinions.

Progress is obtained only by exploiting opportunities, not by solving problems. When you solve problems, all you do is guarantee a return to normalcy.

You can't manage what you don't measure.

For the social ecologist language is not "communication." It is not just "message." It is substance. It is the cement that holds humanity together. It creates community and communication. ...Social ecologists need not be "great" writers; but they have to be respectful writers, caring writers.

In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from.

Culture eats strategy for breakfast.