The future can't be predicted, but it can be envisioned and… - Donella Meadows

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The future can't be predicted, but it can be envisioned and brought lovingly into being. Systems can't be controlled, but they can be designed and redesigned. We can't surge forward with certainty into a world of no surprises, but we can expect surprises and learn from them and even profit from them.

Donella Meadows

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Donella "Dana" Meadows (13 March, 1941 – 20 February, 2001) was a pioneering American environmental scientist, teacher and writer. She is best known as author of the influential book The Limits to Growth.

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Alternative Names: Donella Hager Meadows • Donella H. Meadows

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