Quotes about "Environmental & Nature"

Love is of that excellent nature, that it is esteemed by the best of men, and accepted from the meanest persons; what then is the affection of a Father! ”

Thirdly, Death is nothing else but a change of a short and temporary for an unalterable and eternal condition. ”

For me, if I have done my duty, the continued approbation of Congress and the Marine Committee will make me rich indeed, and far more than reward me for a life of service devoted from principles of philanthropy, to support the dignity of human nature. ”

I profess myself a citizen of the world, totally unfettered by the little, mean distinctions of climate or of country, which diminish the benevolence of the heart and set bounds to philanthropy. ”

Innovation is kind of a sub-piece of change. ”

Leadership is always about change: it's not about mobilising people to do what they've always done well to continue to do it well. ”

The rate of change is not going to slow down anytime soon. If anything, competition in most industries will probably speed up even more in the next few decades. ”

It's very difficult to innovate without requiring people to do something different. And whenever you require people to do something different, you're talking about change. ”

I'm impatient. Typically people think they know all about change and don't need help. Their approach tends to be more management-oriented than leadership-oriented. It's very frustrating. ”

Because management deals mostly with the status quo and leadership deals mostly with change, in the next century we are going to have to try to become much more skilled at creating leaders. ”