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It is commonly agreed that children spend more hours per year watching television than in the classroom, and far less in actual conversation with their parents. ↗

— Paul Weyrich

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But the threat posed by the radical Islamists represents an unusual conflict, unlike any experienced by our nation before: we face an enemy that is not a state. ↗

— Paul Weyrich

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Policy makers still think that if we just hand out more money the world's problems will be solved. ↗

— Paul Weyrich

#just #makers #money #more #out

The average voter has to hear a point seven times before it registers. ↗

— Paul Weyrich

#before #hear #point #registers #seven

When people ask for time, it's always for time to say no. Yes has one more letter in it, but it doesn't take half as long to say. ↗

— Edith Wharton

#ask #half #letter #long #more

Men are like sheep, of which a flock is more easily driven than a single one. ↗

— Richard Whately

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Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more command and control; we need better means to engage everyone's intelligence in solving challenges and crises as they arise. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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Our willingness to acknowledge that we only see half the picture creates the conditions that make us more attractive to others. The more sincerely we acknowledge our need for their different insights and perspectives, the more they will be magnetized to join us. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role. ↗

— Margaret J. Wheatley

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