In a sluggish system, aggressiveness produces instability. Either be patient or make the system more responsive.

The easy way out usually leads back in.

[Seeds Are Small.] Becoming a force of nature doesn't mean that all of our aspirations must be "grand." First steps are often small, and initial visions that focus energy effectively often address immediate problems. What matters is engagement in the service of a larger purpose rather than lofty aspirations that paralyze action. Indeed, it's a dangerous trap to believe that we can pursue onlhy "great visions."

The Industrial Age is not sustainable. Its not sustainable in ecological terms, and its not sustainable in human terms.

When all is said and done, the only change that will make a difference is the transformation of the human heart.

The capacity of a human community to shape it's future.

Most of us at one time or another have been part of a great 'team', a group of people who functioned together in an extraordinary way-who trusted one another, who complemented each other's strengths and compensated for each other's limitations, who had common goals that were larger than an individual's goals, and who produced extraordinary results ... the team that became great didn't start off great-it learned how to produce extraordinary results.