“power is not a thing to be owned. But if you believe that it is such a thing, losing it becomes a possibility to fear. That fear, I think, is one reason for the dark projections of a catastrophic future that are so widespread, in our dual society. The present powerful, being committed to polarization, expect that any new deal will overturn the one that set them in authority; that the last shall be first and the first last, role reversal everywhere, men as slaves, women as masters, in a revolution of contradiction.” IfsThinkingMenFirstsBelieveReasonLastsFearChangeDarkDealsPowerfulRolesPowerPossibilityMastersRevolutionAuthorityLosingSlaveCommittedContradictionWomens RightsProjectionIf You BelieveNew DealReversalPolarization Author:Elizabeth Janeway
“Letting yourself simply experience your difficulties without getting caught up in thoughts about how much you dislike them and in wishes that you didn't have to deal with them in the first place will change your experience of difficulties.” FirstsWishChangeDealsExperienceDifficultyCaughtDislikeCaught Up Book:Zen Meditation in Plain English Source: Zen Meditation in Plain English
“In order to heal others, we first need to heal ourselves. And to heal ourselves, we need to know how to deal with ourselves.” KnowsLifeInspirationalNeedsFirstsOrderChangeDealsKnow HowHeal Author:Nhat Hanh
“I think there are hard-liners inside of Iran that think it is the right thing to do to oppose us, to seek to destroy Israel, to cause havoc in places like Syria or Yemen or Lebanon, if they don't change at all, we're still better off having the deal.” IfsThinkingStillsHardCausesChangeDealsIsraelThings To DoRight ThingIranSyriaBetter OffDon't ChangeLebanonHavocYemen Author:Barack Obama
“If the world powers are not prepared to insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal is signed, at the very least they should insist that Iran change its behavior before a deal expires.” IfsWorldShouldChangeDealsBehaviorPreparedIranBe PreparedWorld Power Author:Benjamin Netanyahu
“Learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists.” WorldLifeInspirationalHumorMotivationalEarthSuccessTimeChangeLeadershipDealsBusinessExistenceKnowledgeLearningTeachingGreat LeaderChange ManagementLearnersWorld LeaderBeing A LeaderGreat LeadershipLeadership By Famous LeadersUnschoolingLife LearningGreat ChangeLeadership By Great LeadersTime For A ChangeContinuous LearningNever Stop LearningKnowledge And LearningTimes Have ChangedEmbrace ChangeTime And ChangeLearning KnowledgeCreating ChangeBusiness ChangeManaging ChangeVisionary LeadersLeadership And ChangeLearning LifeContinuous Change Author:Eric Hoffer