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Reality is made up of circles but we see straight lines.

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Peter Senge
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: January 1
Author
Economist
Engineer
Pedagogue
Philosopher
University Teacher
Writer
Stanford
California
Peter M. Senge
Reality
Made
Circles
Straight
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An accurate, insightful view of current reality is as important as a clear vision.
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All great things have small beginnings.
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Courage is simply doing whatever is needed in pursuit of the vision
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The easy way out usually leads back in.
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The difference between a healthy group or organization and an unhealthy one lies in its members' awareness and ability to acknowledge their felt needs to conform.
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Few, if any, forces in human affairs are as powerful as shared vision.
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A shared vision is not an idea...it is rather, a force in people's hearts...at its simplest level, a shared vision is the answer to the question 'What do we want to create?
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