“Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.”
“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”
“… three main components of leadership: mastery of the subject-matter, ability convincingly to articulate the particular course of action required and a fervent belief in its correctness.”
“Leadership is about capacity – the capacity of leaders to listen and observe, to use their expertise as a starting point to encourage dialogue between all levels of decision-making, to establish processes and transparency in decision-making, to articulate their own values and visions clearly but not impose them. Leadership is about setting and not just reacting to agendas, identifying problems, and initiating change that makes for substantial improvement rather than managing change.”
“Being human is difficult. Becoming human is a lifelong process. To be truly human is a gift.”
“Every phenomenon on earth is symbolic, and each symbol is an open gate through which the soul, if it is ready, can enter into the inner part of the world, where you and I and day and night are all one.”
“Having the freedom of speech does not mean saying what’s humane, hateless and non-prejudicial.”
“If I’ve learned one thing in the past months it has been to save the energy I used to expend on being angry about injustice and put that energy into thinking and feeling joy, prosperity, sustainability, health and justice for all. This is what will change the world…………..a ground swell of people pouring their energy into manifesting their “preferred future” instead of being worn down by disillusion and disappointment.”
“There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our young people – one of these is roots, the other is wings.”
“The one who is outside the door has already a good part of their journey behind them.”
