Quotes About Interdependence

A tree that grows in the shade of another one will die small.

One of the major reasons for the downfall in many relationships is; too much "me" in "we".

The wife carries the husband on her face; the husband carries the wife on his clothes.

Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there.

Particularly difficult for partners is the reassertion of self, unless they have been very strong as individuals throughout the partnership. Learning to say 'I' instead of 'We' can be a painful task for two people who have grown into each other and become enmeshed.

The talent of making friends is not equal to the talent of doing without them.

I've realized that everything is about relationships. I've witnessed that ultimately you can't take what you don't give because there is a master bookkeeper out there who keeps accounts balanced. This fundamental link between man, plants, and the earth has been documented since the dawn of civilization.

As to the essence of Commerce and Manufacture, it is this: to establish bonds between every corner of the earth's surface and every other corner, to multiply the needs of mankind, and the desire for material possession and enjoyment.

What we need to do is learn to work in the system, by which I mean that everybody, every team, every platform, every division, every component is there not for individual competitive profit or recognition, but for contribution to the system as a whole on a win-win basis.

To make one, there must be two.

If both parties have a stake in the other, the chances of them killing each other are going to be reduced.

We can't win at somebody else's expense. We can only fully be satisfied when the other person's needs are fulfilled as well as our own.

The process of globalization has now interconnected almost everything ranging from financial markets to transport networks to communication systems in a huge system that no one really understands.

The network is the computer.

I do not believe in objects. I believe only in their relationships.

Society is built upon trust.

In climbing, having confidence in your partners is no small concern. One climber's actions can affect the welfare of the entire team.

Correct me if I'm wrong - the gizmo is connected to the flingflang connected to the watzis, watzis connected to the doo-dad connected to the ding dong.

Men use one another to assure their personal victory over death.

...but even strong women need an arm to lean on now and then. (Anna Whitney in Glory in Death)

Every Christian community must realize that not only do the weak need the strong, but also that the strong cannot exist without the weak. The elimination of the weak is the death of fellowship.

Atlantic puffins starve to death so that Danish chickens can feast on their fish.

When we ignore the world outside the walls we suffer—as does it.

Wise companions learn to seek out the delicate balance between offering help and offering too much help.