“Cooperation is needed for evolution to construct new levels of organization. Genomes, cells, multicellular organisms, social insects, and human society are all based on cooperation.”
“Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of evolution is its ability to generate cooperation in a competitive world. Thus, we might add ‘natural cooperation’ as a third fundamental principle of evolution beside mutation and natural selection.”
Martin Nowak
‘It is the ties between people that make the whole greater than the sum of its parts.’
Nicholas Christakis
‘No one can promise you that a life lived for others will bring you a deep sense of satisfaction, but it’s certain that nothing else will.’
Hugh Mackay, The Good Life
‘When the best leader’s work is done the people say, “We did it ourselves”.’
Lao Tzu