Humberto Maturana

"The observer and the observed are one in the act of observation."

"Acceptance is the foundation of all genuine transformation."

"To live fully is to participate consciously in the generation of reality."

"Love is the only universal that transcends all descriptions."

"Wisdom is the integration of knowledge with living."

"Hope is the commitment to generating new possibilities."

"Success is the coherence between our actions and our nature."

"The nervous system does not distinguish between the world 'out there' and the world of our imagination."

"We are not thinking beings that feel; we are feeling beings that think."

"Love is the only emotion that expands intelligence."

"In the process of living, we are either growing or dying. There is no standing still."

"The observer cannot be separated from the observed."

"Biology of cognition is the biology of autopoiesis, the self-making of living systems."

"We create reality through our actions and observations."

"Language does not describe the world; it brings forth a world."

"Every act of knowing brings forth a world."

"We are biological systems that generate meaning through our interactions."

"Children need play, not to learn a lesson but to learn to be."

"The capacity to love is what makes us human."

"Responsibility emerges from our capacity to reflect on our actions."

"Social systems are conversations that we participate in continuously."

"Learning is a process of structural transformation through experience."

"We live in a world of our own making through our behaviors and interactions."

"Consciousness is the self-awareness that allows us to observe ourselves observing."

"The organization of the organism determines what it can perceive."

"Understanding comes not from explanation but from participation."

"We are autonomous beings responsible for the worlds we generate."

"Emotions are bodily states that color our perception of reality."

"The family is the fundamental unit of human experience."

"All knowing is situated in the body and the nervous system."