Humberto Maturana

"Love is the biological foundation of social phenomena."

"The observer is inseparable from observation."

"Life is a continuous process of self-creation."

"To understand others, we must enter their domain of descriptions."

"Language generates reality; reality does not generate language."

"The meaning of a message is the response it generates."

"In biology, structure determines function."

"We are living systems nested within living systems."

"Emotion is the base for all rational thought."

"Happiness is generated through meaningful action and relationships."

"Knowledge is a domain of descriptions generated through experience."

"Art is the expression of the observer's reality."

"Time is a dimension of human consciousness."

"Courage is the willingness to generate new distinctions."

"All human problems arise from language."

"Solutions emerge when we change the distinctions we make."

"Faith is the commitment to a way of living."

"Leadership is the ability to generate meaningful action in others."

"Work becomes meaningful when aligned with our nature as living systems."

"Dreams are the mind's way of generating new possibilities."

"Humor is a sign of intelligence and flexibility."

"Beauty emerges in the coherence of living systems."

"Death is the end of a process of self-generation."

"Perseverance is the commitment to a path of becoming."

"Gratitude generates the conditions for continued growth."

"Imagination is the capacity to generate new domains of descriptions."

"Justice emerges from the acceptance of the other's legitimacy."

"Patience is the wisdom to allow processes to unfold naturally."

"Kindness is the recognition of the other as a legitimate other."

"Strength comes from understanding our nature as living systems."