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"I believe that our very survival depends upon us becoming better systems thinkers."
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"That's a funny thing: you think, when awful things happen, everything else just stops, like you would forget to pee and eat and get thirsty, but it's not really true. It's like you and your body are two separate things, like your body is betraying you, chugging on, idiotic and animal, craving water and sandwiches and bathroom breaks while your world falls apart."

"A true survivor is someone who, after 12+ years of being schooled, remains independent in their thinking."

"He who knows to be afraid has a higher chance of living!"

"Death is easy, you just take the gun or the knife and you just start to suicede by your own or you tell to somebody who is relative to you or somebody who is a friend it doesn't matter and you give him the gun or you say to him what to do and he kills you. This is easy, we aren't born to give up, we aren't born to die let's make ways, let's make our choices, even if you are down in the misearble place and you have lost hope and everything. You mustn't give up continue, stand up say that you won't give up, make few breaths and exhalations, then go to this road and continue. That's your mission!"

"When in doubt, choose to live."
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"I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where they are going to need leadership. It needs to be something that people are willing to assume if it feels relevant, given the context of any situation."

"Destroying is a necessary function in life. Everything has its season, and all things eventually lose their effectiveness and die."

"In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that."

"Aggression is the most common behavior used by many organizations, a nearly invisible medium that influences all decisions and actions."

"Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences, is what happens every time humans try to change the natural ecology of a place."

"Too many problem-solving sessions become battlegrounds where decisions are made based on power rather than intelligence."

"Even though worker capacity and motivation are destroyed when leaders choose power over productivity, it appears that bosses would rather be in control than have the organization work well."

"I've wanted to see beyond the Western, mechanical view of the world and see what else might appear when the lens was changed."

"Whatever life we have experienced, if we can tell our story to someone who listens, we find it easier to deal with our circumstances."
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