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Famous Quotations

Julia Kristeva – Das Fremde ist in uns selbst. Und wenn wir den Fremden fliehen oder bekämpfen, kämpfen wir gegen unser Unbewusstes [...].

Eric Fromm – According to Eric Fromm (Wikipedia) humans have five basic needs:

• Relatedness – relationships with others, care, respect, knowledge;
• Transcendence – creativity, develop a loving and interesting life;
• Rootedness – feeling of belonging;
• Sense of Identity – see ourselves as a unique person and part of a social group.
• A frame of orientation – the need to understand the world and our place in it.

Martin Buber – Der Weg des Menschen: Man kann den Frieden nirgends anders suchen als bei sich selbst, bis man ihn gefunden hat. Erst wenn der Mensch in sich selber den Frieden gefunden hat, kann er daran gehen, ihn in der ganzen Welt zu suchen.

Mahatma Gandhi – I must first be the change that I wish to bring about in my world

Alfred Korzybski – “There can be no disagreements, only misunderstanding; We are all looking at the same universe, in the end we must agree.” www.goodworldmovement.net

Rabbi Pinchas – Wenn ein Mensch etwas Grosses in Wahrheit zu tun beginnt, braucht er nicht zu fuerchten, dass ein anderer es ihm nachtun koennte. Wenn er es aber nicht in Wahrheit tut, sondern darauf sinnt, es so zu tun, dass keiner es ihm nachtun koennte, dann bringt er das Grosse auf die niederste Stufe herab, und alle koennen dasselbe tun.

Friedrich Nietzsche – Insanity is a rare thing in individuals, but habitual to groups, parties and ages.

Albert Schweitzer – Truth has no special time of its own. Its hour is now – always, and indeed then most truly when it seems unsuitable to actual circumstances.

Hermann Hesse – ….every man’s story is important, eternal, sacred; that is why every man, as long as he lives and fulfills the will of nature, is wondrous, and worthy of every consideration. In each individual the spirit has become flesh, in each man the creation suffers, within each one a redeemer is nailed to the cross.

Bill George, Chairman of Medtronic – We are all spiritual beings. To unleash the whole capability of the individual — mind, body, and spirit — gives enormous power to the organization. This has nothing to do with religion. People of many faiths, or no faith at all for that matter, can join together in a common cause of service to others through their work.

Janiece Webb, Senior Vice President, Motorola Corporation – I believe in God strongly. I follow more Buddhist principles than anything else. I connect with the magic in life… This is all so much bigger than what we can physically see. You must earn the right to lead every day, and spirituality is necessary to do that. (spirituality) it gives you immense courage; yet you also embrace your own humanness and imperfections.

Willis Harman – Leaders in world business are the first true planetary citizens. They have worldwide capability and responsibility. Their decisions affect not just economies, but societies and the world problems of poverty, environment, and security. World business will be a key actor in the ultimate resolution of the macro-problem. The business corporation is far more flexible and adaptive than the bureaucratic structures of government.

Martin Buber – “Power is vouchsafed man to enable him to discharge his duties as God’s lieutenant. If he abuses this power, it destroys him, and in place of the spirit that came to prepare him for the use of power, an ‘evil spirit’ comes upon him”
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