"...mushrooms can take substances we think of as toxic, and process them as food, or that dandelions spread not only themselves but their community structure...The resilience of these life forms is that they evolve while maintaining core practices that ensure their survival." Adrienne Maree Brown
"There is an art to flocking: staying separate enough not to crowd each other, aligned enough to maintain a shared direction, and cohesive enough to always move towards each other." Adrienne Maree Brown
"Dandelions don't know whether they are a weed or a brilliance. But each seed can create a field of dandelions. We are invited to be that prolific." Adrienne Maree Brown
"Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation." Octavia Butler
"When Canada geese are migrating, they take turns at the front of the V-turns being the leader, the weight-carrier, and being the follower, the rester." Kat Aaron
"From starfish I have learned that if we keep our core intact, we can regenerate...We have to nourish ourselves with the resources we are surrounded by, with our community assets..." JoLillian T. Zerdling
“Be careful what you water your dreams with. Water them with worry and fear and you will produce weeds that choke the life from your dream. Water them with optimism and solutions and you will cultivate success. Always be on the lookout for ways to turn a problem into an opportunity for success. Always be on the lookout for ways to nurture your dream.” Lao Tzu