Top 5 Quotes by Alan AtKisson

There can be no question about whether we should or should not transform our society in the direction of sustainability.

There can be no question about whether we should or should not transform our society in the direction of sustainability.

Alan AtKisson

Environmental, Society, Sustainability

Alan AtKisson (2012). “Believing Cassandra: How to be an Optimist in a Pessimist's World”, p.197, Routledge

Sustainability is a set of conditions and trends in a given system that can continue indefinitely

Alan AtKisson

Future, Vision, Trends

Alan AtKisson (2012). “The ISIS Agreement: How Sustainability Can Improve Organizational Performance and Transform the World”, p.110, Earthscan

This famous quote hangs over my desk, as well as the desks of many people with the hubris and optimism to believe they can change the world for the better. It seems implausible, yet time and again history has proven it true. Virtually every major shift in cultural history can trace its origins to the work of a small group, often gathered around an innovative thinker or body of thought.

Alan AtKisson

Believe, People, Optimism

How much is enough? How much does anyone require? Can I be both kind and tough? Can I put faith before desire? Right now, for all time, I vow to try . . . I volunteer to be simple, I volunteer to love, Every living thing like a mountain stream that flows out o'er the land. I volunteer for the journey from here to heaven's gate. I will do my part I place my heart in Your gracious hands . . . How then shall we live? Let us live lightly as a feather. How much shall we give? Let us give everything, together One heart, one mind, all humankind... I volunteer.

Alan AtKisson

Heart, Simple, Journey