Margaret J. Wheatley Quotes

I think it is quite dangerous for an organisation to think they can predict where they are going to need leadership. It needs to be something that people are willing to assume if it feels relevant, given the context of any situation.

Margaret J. Wheatley

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

LeadershipPeopleThinkSituation

My sister is a very peculiar lady. When we were young, I wasn't allowed to talk to her friends. Now I'm not allowed to talk to her children, nor are they permitted to see me. This is the nature of the lady. Doesn't bother me at all.

Joan Fontaine

NatureChildrenMeSisterFriends

Irony is the gaiety of reflection and the joy of wisdom.

Anatole France

WisdomReflectionJoyIronyGaiety

Our economy is built upon convergent thinkers, people that execute things, get them done. But artists and designers are divergent thinkers: they expand the horizon of possibilities.

John Maeda

PeopleHorizonPossibilitiesDone

And if I lost I would have gone back to 12 weeks of vacation, because I was successful enough that I was spending much more time on non-profit boards and traveling a lot.

John Hickenlooper

TimeVacationEnoughBackLostMore

Alien - an American sovereign in his probationary state.

Ambrose Bierce

AmericanAlienStateHisSovereign

Too often, advances in civil rights or women's rights are undermined by wrong-headed legislation or weak-kneed political leadership.

Mike Quigley

LeadershipWomenPoliticalRights

I love Canada. I am from Canada. I will bash the Canadian government but never Canada.

Jason Priestley

LoveGovernmentI AmCanadaNever

I couldn't be 'Johnny' in front of a camera in acting jobs and behind the camera I like to be 'Michael.' With directing, you can't do it by halves. There's a lot of reflection, and I have found that I, as 'Michael,' thrive on it. It's lovely coming home and feeling that stuff from a day's work as myself.

Johnny Vegas

WorkHomeMyselfReflectionDayYou

You don't have to burn books, you don't have to rebel against teachers to rebel; to rebel is to truly own your own self.

Dhani Harrison

SelfYouRebelBurnTeachersOwn

The Christian faith is the most exciting drama that ever staggered the imagination of man - and the dogma is the drama.

Dorothy L. Sayers

FaithImaginationManChristianMost

Obey the principles without being bound by them.

Bruce Lee

PrinciplesWithoutBeingObeyBound

I try very hard to write in a very orderly and continual disciplined manner.

Asghar Farhadi

TryWriteHardOrderlyVeryManner

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Margaret J. Wheatley