Nothing is more difficult than to introduce a new order. Because the innovator has for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions and lukewarm defenders in those who may do well under the new.” Niccolo Machiavelli
“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.” Hermann Hesse
“You are forgiven for your happiness and your successes only if you generously consent to share them.” Albert Camus
“Sufficiently simple natural structures are predictable but uncontrollable, whereas sufficiently complex symbolic descriptions are controllable but unpredictable.” Howard Pattee
Given the complexity of social challenges, there is no right or wrong approach, but it’s never been more important to speak the same language and explore new ways of doing business, collaborate with the right people at the right time, and make things happen for the sake of society’s future.
“Not only is City a much bulkier tome, it’s a knotty ragbag of wanton circumlocution and narrative anarchy. It is like slipping out of a kimono and pulling on a hairshirt.” Alessandro Baricco
Alessandro Baricco has stated that he wanted “to write a book that moved like someone who gets lost in the city… the stories are neighbourhoods, the characters are streets” from the Guardian UK book review
