The Clarity Blog

“Let’s do it right. This is for the ages.” – I. M. Pei

“I don’t think we are going to become extinct. We’re very clever and extremely resourceful – and we will find ways of preserving ourselves, of that I’m sure. But whether our lives will be as rich as they are now is another question.” – David Attenborough

“Other people are answers to questions, and the biggest question is what question they’re answering.” – Questlove

“If the world is to be healed through human efforts,
I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.” – Joanna R. Macy

“You know when you throw a party, you think people will show up and no one will like each other. It’s like that with music – parts of your musical psyche have never met other parts. You wonder if you should get them together.” – Tom Waits

“And when I do pay attention, very close attention, when I open myself fully to your humanity, your complexity, your reality, then I find, always, under every other feeling and judgement and emotion, that I love you. Even between you and me, even there, the lines are only of our own making.” – Donella Meadows

“People have the power to redeem the work of fools.” – Patti Smith

“We have the capacity to create a remarkably different economy: one that can restore ecosystems and protect the environment while bringing forth innovation, prosperity, meaningful work, and true security.” – Paul Hawken

“Now and then, someone is able to look at an empty space, conclude it would be a great place to start a revolution, and bravely go forward.” – Henry Rollins

“The conventional definition of management is getting work done through people, but real management is developing people through work.” – Agha Hasan Abedi

“Everyone in a complex system has a slightly different interpretation. The more interpretations we gather, the easier it becomes to gain a sense of the whole.” – Margaret J. Wheatley

“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” – Rumi

“The comfort zone is the great enemy to creativity; moving beyond it necessitates intuition, which in turn configures new perspectives and conquers fears.” – Dan Stevens

“Art is about building a new foundation, not just laying something on top of what’s already there.” – Prince

“The social justice movement of the 21st century is economic development.” – Wendell Pierce

“There is too much bad news to justify complacency. There is too much good news to justify despair.” – Donella Meadows