Margaret J. Wheatley Quotes

It is time for us to turn to each other, not on each other.

War is not the answer, because only love can conquer hate.

Until we have created a romance of peace that would equal that of war, violence will not disappear from people's lives.

The quest for peace begins in the home, in the school and in the workplace.

I never want any problems with anybody in this world.

Never in this world can hatred be stilled by hatred; it will be stifled by non-hatred - this is the law Eternal.

We must work harder to build mutual respect, an attitude of tolerance, with forbearance one for another.

If you have learned how to disagree without being disagreeable, then you have discovered the secrete of getting along - whether it be business, family relations, or life itself.

Social peace requires reciprocity.

In the words of Michael Jackson: I'm a lover, not a fighter.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

If we have any hope for survival of the music that we all love, compassion must replace name-calling, fairness must replace greed, and we need to come together as a musical community and try to understand each other's problems.

We must all learn a good lesson - how to live together.

Respect for the rights of others means peace.

Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.

Animosity is not a policy.

When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That's when you can get more creative in solving problems.

Let us make a pledge now to help Fiji through this very important next stage of its journey. We can do this by promising to be patient, calm and tolerant and by respecting the views of others, even if we disagree with them.

It is my contention that most people are not mugged every day, that most people in this world do not encounter violence every day. I think we prepare people for violence, and I think just as importantly we prepare people for the definition of being gentle.

In this present culture, we need to find the means to work and live together with less aggression if we are to resolve the serious problems that afflict and impede us.

It is natural to have differences and still remain friends.

No doubt it requires two to fight. But both of them need not necessarily be fighters. It is, all the same, a fight, even if one goes on beating and the other gets beaten. There is no guarantee that others would behave properly with us even if we remain peaceful and cordial with them.

If you have respect for people's rights, you will have peace.

It is not good enough to cry peace, we must act peace, live peace, and live in peace

We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another