Specifically, I would suggest that the effective organization is garrulous, clumsy, superstitious, hypocritical, monstrous, octopoid, wandering, and grouchy.

The real trick in highly reliable systems is somehow to achieve simultaneous centralization and decentralization.

Your beliefs are cause maps that you impose on the world, after which you 'see' what you have already imposed.

Simply pushing harder within the old boundaries will not do.

Rank and expertise do not necessarily coincide.

If people have multiple identities and deal with multiple realities, why should we expect them to be ontological purists?

Oh mommy! You are my world, my love. I am your little boy, and I stole your heart.

You're not supposed to laugh at your own father. Ever.

Politics is the application of Sufism to earthlife...To refuse to act politically is to starve your children, destroy civilization.

Introverts are more effective leaders of proactive employees. When you have a creative, energetic work force, an introvert is going to draw out that energy better.

The visible and invisible worlds are inextricably intertwined... once you’ve opened your eyes to this, you can dance between them.

The executive branch maneuvered this result deftly.

The race problem in the United States is the type of unpleasant problem which we would rather do without but which refuses to be buried.

I don't think you fully appreciate the importance of Illusion in life, the Essential Nature of Lies and Deception of the body politic.

Sometimes I think that I stay young and in touch with contemporary culture because of my children's interests. I'm so lucky to be surrounded by their talent and vibrancy.

We learn by making mistakes. If you genuinely want to have a multifaceted career that takes you into multiple industries, then I think you have to be willing to fail.