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title: "2 Change Begins Quotes By Margaret J. Wheatley"
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> [ \[A\]ll change, even very large and powerful change, begins when a few people start talking with one another about something they care about. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/a-ll-change-even-very-large-and-powerful-change-begins-when-a-few/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

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> [All social change begins with a conversation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/all-social-change-begins-with-a-conversation/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

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## More by Margaret J. Wheatley

> [There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/there-is-no-power-for-change-greater-than-a-community-discovering/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/for-us-someone-who-is-willing-to-step-forward-and-help-is-much-more/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [I believe that the capacity that any organization needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/i-believe-that-the-capacity-that-any-organization-needs-is-for/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [Perseverance is a choice. It's not a simple, one-time choice, it's a daily one. There's never a final decision.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/perseverance-is-a-choice-it-s-not-a-simple-one-time-choice-it-s-a/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/when-we-seek-for-connection-we-restore-the-world-to-wholeness-our/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/aggression-only-moves-in-one-direction-it-creates-more-aggression/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [The future cannot be determined. It can only be experienced as it is occurring. Life doesn't know what it will be until it notices…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/the-future-cannot-be-determined-it-can-only-be-experienced-as-it-is/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [A world based on machine images is a world filled with boundaries. In a machine, every piece knows its place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/a-world-based-on-machine-images-is-a-world-filled-with-boundaries-in/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/for-eons-humans-have-struggled-to-find-less-destructive-ways-of/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [You can’t hate someone whose story you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/you-can-t-hate-someone-whose-story-you-know/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [we can't be creative if we refuse to be confused. Change always starts with confusion; cherished interpretations must dissolve to make way for what's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/we-can-t-be-creative-if-we-refuse-to-be-confused-change-always-starts/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [Determination, energy, and courage appear spontaneously when we care deeply about something. We take risks that are unimaginable in any other context.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/determination-energy-and-courage-appear-spontaneously-when-we-care/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [Aggression only breeds more aggression. It only creates more fear and anger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/aggression-only-breeds-more-aggression-it-only-creates-more-fear-and/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [We are, always, poets, exploring possibilities of meaning in a world which is also all the time exploring possibilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/we-are-always-poets-exploring-possibilities-of-meaning-in-a-world/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

> [I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-j-wheatley/i-think-a-major-act-of-leadership-right-now-call-it-a-radical-act-is/)

[Margaret J. Wheatley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-j-wheatley/)

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