“Be a pattern to others, and then all will go well; for as a whole city is affected by the licentious passions and vices of great men, so it is likewise reformed by their moderation.” MenWellsWholePassionCitiesInfluencePatternsVicesGreat MenAffectedModeration Author:Thomas Carlyle
“Our whole evolution up to this point shows that human groups spontaneously evolve patterns of behavior, as well as patterns of training people for that behavior, which tend on balance to lead people to create rather than destroy. Humans are, on net balance, builders rather than destroyers.” PeopleHumansWellsWholeShowsGroupsEvolutionBalanceBehaviorTrainingPatternsEvolveBuilderDestroyers Book:The Ultimate Resource 2 Source: The Ultimate Resource 2
“I still believe pattern fascinates on its own. And three-sevenths of a pattern, or even a smaller fragment, can fascinate still more--get us really hunkering down, trying to tease out the whole of the figure in the carpet.” TryingBelieveStillsWholeThreeFiguresPatternsFragmentsCarpetTeaseI Still BelieveHunkering Down Book:Conversations with Samuel R. Delany Source: Conversations with Samuel R. Delany