“Would you not agree that relationships are built on trust? Would you not also agree that most individuals think more in terms of "me-my wants, my needs, my rights? What would wisdom dictate - would it not direct us to focus on trust-building principles and sacrificing 'me' for 'we'?"” ThinkingWantNeedsMotivationalIndividualTermPrinciplesFocusRightsSacrificeBuildingBuiltDirectAgree Book:The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness Source: The 8th Habit: From Effectiveness to Greatness
“Our country as a whole, no less than the Hastings College of Law, values tolerance, cooperation, learning, and the amicable resolution of conflicts. But we seek to achieve those goals through "[a] confident pluralism that conduces to civil peace and advances democratic consensus-building," not by abridging First Amendment rights.” FirstsCountryWholeLawValuesGoalRightsAchieveBuildingCollegeConflictDemocraticToleranceOur CountryResolutionCooperationAmendmentsConsensusFirst AmendmentPluralismFirst Amendment RightsConsensus Building Author:Samuel Alito
“May the time not be far off when all other European nations will come to the realisation that the primary necessity is putting an end to the quarrels and strife of centuries and of building up of a finer community of all peoples is: The recognition of a higher common duty arising out of common rights?” MayEndsNationsCommunityCommonRightsCenturyBuildingDutyHigherRecognitionPrimariesStrifeQuarrelsRealisationBuilding Up Author:Adolf Hitler
“American government is not dominated by engineers, it is dominated by lawyers. Engineers are interested in substance and building things; lawyers are interested in process and rights and getting the ideology correctly blended. And so there is sort of no really concrete plan for the future.” GovernmentProcessRightsPlansBuildingLawyerIdeologySubstanceConcreteEngineersAmerican GovernmentBuilding Things Author:Peter Thiel
“The student who invades an administration building, roughs up a dean, rifles the files and issues 'non-negotiable demands' may have some of his demands met by a permissive university administration. But the greater his 'victory' the more he will have undermined the security of his own rights.” MenMayAbilityIssuesGreaterRightsSecurityStudentsBuildingVictoryMetsDemandExcellenceUniversityAdministrationFilesDeanRifles Author:Richard M. Nixon
“Trans rights formation that mimics the models and strategies of the lesbian and gay rights framework is growing, and there are many significant strategy disagreements between those building that work and those doing racial and economic justice centered trans work.” JusticeGrowingRightsEconomicBuildingGayModelsStrategySignificantFrameworkDisagreementFormationTransGay RightsEconomic Justice Author:Dean Spade
“American Catholics are committed to building a society which is truly tolerant and inclusive, to safeguarding the rights of individuals and communities, and to rejecting every form of unjust discrimination. With countless other people of good will, they are likewise concerned that efforts to build a just and wisely ordered society respect their deepest concerns and their right to religious liberty.” PeopleFormIndividualCommunityReligiousEffortLibertyRightsBuildingConcernConcernedCatholicCommittedDiscriminationUnjustGood WillRejectingReligious LibertySafeguarding Author:Pope Francis
“Forget land, buildings, or machines-the real source of wealth today is intelligence, applied intelligence. We talk glibly of "intellectual property" without taking on board what it really means. It isn't just patent rights and brand names; it is the brains of the place.” MeanRealTodayNamesWealthForgetBrainRightsLandBuildingSourceIntellectualMachinesPropertyBrandsBoardsReally MeanPatentsIntellectual PropertyBrand Names Author:Charles Handy
“I would like to invite the citizens of Great Britain and the citizens of the U.S. and the citizens of the world to come here and walk freely through the streets of Venezuela, to talk to anyone they want, to watch television, to read the papers. We are building a true democracy, with human rights for everyone, social rights, education, health care, pensions, social security, and jobs.” WorldWantHumansCareJobsSocialWalksWatchesDemocracyRightsStreetsSecurityTelevisionBuildingCitizensPaperHuman RightsHealth CareBritainInvitesPapersSocial SecurityPensionGreat BritainVenezuelaTrue Democracy Author:Hugo Chavez