Structures of which we are unaware hold us prisoner.

In dialogue, individuals gain insights that simply could not be achieved individually.

In the Machine Age, the company itself became a machine - a machine for making money.

Trusting people to be creative and constructive when given more freedom does not imply an overly optimistic belief in the perfectibility of human nature. It is, rather, belief that the inevitable errors and sins of the human condition are far better overcome by individuals working together in an environment of trust and freedom and mutual respect than by individuals working under a multitude of rules, regulations, and restraints imposed upon them by another group of imperfect individuals.

Theres a lot of American kids think their food comes from the grocery store and the concept of seasonality has no meaning to them whatsoever.

If people don't have their own vision, all they can do is 'sign-up' for someone else's.

The systems perspective tells us that we must look beyond individual mistakes or bad luck to understand important problems.