Humberto Maturana

"Love is the only emotion that expands intelligence."

"We are living systems; we exist in language."

"The observer cannot be separated from the observed."

"Biology is the study of life, and life is characterized by autopoiesis."

"Every act of knowing brings forth a world."

"We live in the world we create through our distinctions."

"Acceptance of oneself is the basis for maturity."

"Language is not a tool for communication; it is a way of life."

"Living systems are characterized by their organization, not their components."

"The structure of the observer is part of the domain of observation."

"In the dance of coordination between organisms, love emerges."

"To live is to know; to know is to live."

"We are the observers of the world we observe."

"Reality is not given; it is generated through our living."

"Understanding emerges in dialogue and shared living."

"The map is not the territory; the description is not the thing described."

"Consciousness is a phenomenon of living systems."

"Education is the transmission of the culture of a community."

"To educate is to create the conditions for growth."

"A person is a living system that exists in language."

"Beauty is a manifestation of order in living systems."

"The present moment is all we have; it is where we live."

"Creativity is the ability to see new distinctions in experience."

"All understanding is generated through action and reflection."

"Freedom is the ability to generate new distinctions in living."

"We are responsible for the world we generate through our living."

"Peace arises when we accept the legitimacy of others' ways of living."

"Change is the natural state of living systems."

"Autopoiesis is the hallmark of living organization."

"We create the reality we experience through our observations."