The key to success isn't just thinking about what we are doing but doing something about what we are thinking.

Sharing knowledge is not about giving people something, or getting something from them. That is only valid for information sharing. Sharing knowledge occurs when people are genuinely interested in helping one another develop new capacities for action; it is about creating learning processes.

Few, if any, forces in human affairs are as powerful as shared vision.

The difference between a healthy group or organization and an unhealthy one lies in its members' awareness and ability to acknowledge their felt needs to conform.

The further human society drifts away from nature, the less we understand interdependence .

Governments, especially democratic ones, are short-term and nationalistic.

Additional problems are the offspring of poor decisions. When inquiry and advocacy are combined, the goal is no longer 'to win the argument', but to find the best argument.