Rosabeth Moss Kanter Quotes

Transformation in the world happens when people are healed and start investing in other people.

Very great change starts from very small conversations, held among people who care.

We actually have a real community of people doing useful things.

If people come out of an election and everyone’s despairing, everyone’s in a collective civic funk, we don’t get anything done. Simply reminding people of how bad things are and what you lost, nobody’s moved by that. People are moved by the sense of possiblity, a sense of hope.

What I try to tell young people is that if you come together with a mission, and its grounded with love and a sense of community, you can make the impossible possible.

To rebuild confidence in the power of people working together to create something better, we must give people the power to do precisely that for themselves.

It's the people who are doing the nonviolent organizing at the grassroots that make me think there's still hope.

Movements of people create change - not just any one person or organization, but when lots of people are in motion around a shared vision.

You just have to connect with people who believe in your vision and who will work with you and advance your cause.

Of course an individual can make a huge difference but it is when those individuals come together with like-minded souls that they can change the world for ever and importantly for the better.

There are powerful forces undermining progress in Africa. But one must never underestimate the power of the people to bring about change.

We the people are the change makers.

It's the oldest, corniest piece of advice in the world but it still works. The strongest networks are built on friendship. Be a friend not only to the people in your network, but to the people who matter the most to the people in your network.

The few have not strength to achieve great changes unaided; the many have not wisdom to be moved by truth unmixed.

I always say to people, "If you share my dream, why don't we walk together?" And that's my only organizing tool.

I'm not sure if my involvement in causes, benefits, marches, and demonstrations has made a huge difference, but I know one thing: that involvement has connected me with the good people: people with the live hearts, the live eyes, the live heads.

Small groups of people can have a really huge impact.

In the late '60s, people were saying we need power to, not power over. Power to do, accomplish, create, not power over other people.

A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things.

What I say is join me and be part of the army and find ways that maybe even I haven't thought of I haven't even thought of to help spread this message and inspire people to do what inspires them. That's what I need you to do.

I think the most important thing is discovering an idea that moves you, and then letting people who are moved by that idea find each other, and work together. A lot of times people focus on the technical side-"oh, I've got to take a class on non-profit development." Too few people allow themselves to think outside the box with regard to their issue areas.

Friendship, if somebody holds out his hand toward you, you've got to reach and take it... There are too many people alone, and if you're lucky enough for somebody to want you as a friend, it's an obligation.

If you young people who today belong to the first generation of the 21st century make an effort now, you may be able to create a happier, more peaceful world. But you can't take for granted that it will happen by itself, you'll need to take action.

The greatest mistake of the movement has been trying to organize a sleeping people around specific goals. You have to wake the people up first, then you'll get action.