Those who say, 'It can't be done,' are usually interrupted by others doing it. Joel A. Barker More Quotes by Joel A. Barker More Quotes From Joel A. Barker Vision without action is merely a dream. Action without vision just passes the time. Vision with action can change the world. Joel A. Barker visionchangetimeworld When you drop any new idea in the pond of the world, you get a ripple effect. You have to be aware that you will be creating a cascade of change. Joel A. Barker newyouchangeworld The ultimate function of prophecy is not to tell the future, but to make it. Your successful past will block your visions of the future. Joel A. Barker yourwillfuturepast Usually the first problems you solve with the new paradigm are the ones that were unsolvable with the old paradigm. Joel A. Barker oldproblemsnewyou A leader is a person you will follow to a place you wouldn't go by yourself. Joel A. Barker yourselfplaceyouleader The past guarantees you nothing in the future if the rules change. Joel A. Barker youfuturechangepast When you think about it, if the fittest always won, all forests should be completely homogeneous. One species should supplant all others as the most superior competitor. But it doesn't happen that way. Nor does it happen that way in the marketplace. Joel A. Barker thinkyoualwaysway The invention of the micro-loan was a big surprise to me. Who would have guessed loans of less than $20 made to poor people in undeveloped countries could create thriving local economies? And, even more surprisingly, that they more reliably pay off their debts than the wealthy of the world. Joel A. Barker mesurprisepeopleworld When most of us hear the phrase, 'survival of the fittest,' we assume it originated with Charles Darwin. It did not. The phrase doesn't exist anywhere in Darwin's first edition of 'Origin of the Species.' Joel A. Barker hearusfirstsurvival
