Discipline Quotes by Margaret J. Wheatley

There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about.

— 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.

— 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.

— 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.

— 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…

— Margaret J. Wheatley

Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression.

— 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…

— Margaret J. Wheatley

A world based on machine images is a world filled with boundaries. In a machine, every piece knows its place.

— Margaret J. Wheatley

For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together.

— Margaret J. Wheatley

You can’t hate someone whose story you know.

— 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…

— 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.

— Margaret J. Wheatley