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When we seek for connection, we restore the world to wholeness. Our seemingly separate lives become meaningful as we discover how truly necessary we are to each other.
Margaret J. Wheatley
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Margaret J. Wheatley
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: January 1
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Thinking is always dangerous to the status quo. [...] The moment you start thinking, you'll want to change something.
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A world based on machine images is a world filled with boundaries. In a machine, every piece knows its place.
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