Systems Quotes

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There are two great systems in the body of man: the tree of life, which is the arterial with its roots in the heart; and,… — Manly Hall
Philosophy springs from the love of being; it is man's loving endeavor to perceive the order of being and attune himself to it. Gnosis desires… — Eric Voegelin
Systems don't need to be changed. The trick is for a trader to develop a system with which he is compatible. — Ed Seykota
A package of 35 improvements to typical industrial motor systems can save around 50% of their metered energyâ€¦with a simple payback under 16 months. — Amory Lovins
The overall goal [of counseling] is to help family members become 'systems experts' who could know [their] family system so well that the family could… — Murray Bowen
Mainstream politicians will continue to protect existing systems of power, corporate executives will continue to maximize profit without concern, and the majority of people will… — Robert Jensen
I hate government. I hate power. I think that man's existence, insofar as he achieves anything, is to resist power, to minimize power, to devise… — Malcolm Muggeridge
Doctrines, scriptures, sutras, essays, are not to be regarded as systems to be followed. They merely contribute to understanding. They should be for us a… — Wei Wu Wei
Hillary Brown understands that?for our grandchildren's sake?we must rebuild America and, in doing so, re-imagine our interconnected infrastructure systems to make them more efficient, environmentally… — Felix Rohatyn
What distinguishes exemplary boards is that they are robust, effective social systems . . .The highest performing companies have extremely contentious boards that regard dissent… — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
The regulatory systems in place disincentive innovation. It's intense to fight the red tape. — Travis Kalanick
We were greeted by the minister whose inclusive, non-judgemental smile was no more than a whisker away from a smirk. Have I made it clear?… — Jenny Diski
In all social systems there must be a class to do the menial duties, to perform the drudgery of life. That is, a class requiring… — James Henry Hammond
Action learning particularly obliges subjects to become aware of their own value systems, by demanding that the real problems tackled carry some risk of personal… — Reg Revans
Belief systems provide a programme which relieves the necessity of thought. — Bertrand Russell
There is a happiness in Deism, when rightly understood, that is not to be found inany other system of religion. All other systems have something… — Thomas Paine
Companies spend millions of dollars on firewalls and secure access devices, and it's money wasted because none of these measures address the weakest link in… — Kevin Mitnick
When it comes to solving problems of poverty, impact investing can act as a catalyst, but it is not a silver bullet. Successful businesses serving… — Jacqueline Novogratz
There are mythologies that are scattered, broken up, all around us. We stand on what I call the terminal moraine of shattered mythic systems that… — Joseph Campbell
Withdraw allegiance from the old categories of the Negative (law, limit, castration, lack, lacuna), which the Western thought has so long held sacred as a… — Michel Foucault

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