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“Wood feeds the fire which burns it.”

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Leonardo da Vinci was an Italian Renaissance polymath whose works and ideas had a profound influence on the world. He was a renowned painter, sculptor, inventor, scientist, musician, and engineer. more

“... the cooperative forces are biologically the more important and vital. The balance between the cooperative and altruistic tendencies and those which are disoperative and egoistic is relatively close. Under many conditions the cooperative forces lose, In the long run, however, the group centered, more altruistic drives are slightly stronger. ... human altruistic drives are as firmly based on an animal ancestry as is man himself. Our tendencies toward goodness... are as innate as our tendencies toward intelligence; we could do well with more of both.”

Men Humans Wells Long Important Running Force Loses Animal Groups Conditions Balance Goodness Stronger Tendencies Cooperation Long Runs Innate Ancestry Cooperatives

Author:Warder Clyde Allee

“Surely the mitochondrion that first entered another cell was not thinking about the future benefits of cooperation and integration; it was merely trying to make its own living in a tough Darwinian world”

Thinking World Trying Firsts Science Future Benefits Tough Cells Cooperation Integration Thinking About The Future

Book:Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

Source: Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History

“What does not benefit the hive is no benefit to the bee.”

Doe Benefits Cooperation Bees Hives

Book:Meditations

Source: Meditations

“Take the trouble to stop and think of the other person's feelings, his viewpoints, his desires and needs. Think more of what the other fellow wants, and how he must feel.”

Thinking Want Needs Feels Persons Feelings Desire Trouble Fellows Cooperation Viewpoints Cybernetics Psycho Cybernetics Cooperative Learning

Book:Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded

Source: Psycho-Cybernetics: Updated and Expanded

“In spite of my great admiration for individual splendid talents I do not accept the star system. Collective creative effort is the root of our kind of art. That requires ensemble acting and whoever mars that ensemble is committing a crime not only against his comrades but also against the very art of which he is the servant.”

Kind Art Individual Stars Effort Acting Accepting Creative Talent Crime Roots Servant Spite Collectives Admiration Cooperation Mars Splendid Comrade Ensemble

Book:Building A Character

Source: Building A Character

“There is nothing wrong in using people. The success never uses people except to their advantage.”

People Use Advantage Cooperation Using People

Author:Mark Cane

“You are beginning to see that any man to whom you can do favor is your friend, and that you can do a favor to almost anyone.”

Men Can Do Friendship Friends Favors Cooperation

Author:Mark Cane

“Put yourself in the other man's place and then you will know why he thinks certain things and does certain deeds.”

Thinking Knows Men Doe Certain Deeds Cooperation

Book:Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things

Source: Loyalty in Business: One and Twenty Other Good Things

“The best way to support dreams and stretch is to set apart small ideas with big potential, then give people positive role models and the resources to turn small projects into big businesses.”

People Way Giving Ideas Dream Bigs Turns Leadership Roles Support Projects Models Resources Best Way Role Models Big Business Positive Role Model Small Ideas

Author:Jack Welch

“We communicate much more through our presence than the words.”

Leadership Communicate

Author:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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