"What is missing from the policy analyst's tool kit -- and from the set of accepted, well-developed theories of human organization -- is an adequately specified theory of collective action whereby a group of principals can organize themselves voluntarily to retain the residuals of their own efforts."

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Source : Elinor Ostrom (2015). “Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action”, p.22, Cambridge University Press

Elinor Ostrom

#Organization Quotes #Effort Quotes #Missing Quotes

“As a boy I used to go to the Chamber of Horrors at the annual fair, to look at the wax figures of Emperors and Kings, of heroes and murderers of the day. The dead now had that same unreality, which shocks without arousing pity.”

Source : Ernst Toller (1934). “I was a German: the autobiography of Ernst Toller”
“At least as a single woman, I had time to pursue my own interests, read voraciously, and travel when opportunity presented.”

Source : Tasha Alexander (2009). “And Only to Deceive”, p.2, Harper Collins
“I have never wanted special attention. I was only willing to do what was asked of me and what seemed necessary at the time.”

Source : Miep Gies (2012). “Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family”, p.9, Simon and Schuster
“Getting last-minute cancellations can put a black cloud over an event before it has even started. If it's a large, casual cocktail party, then I'll often not say anything until the next day. But if you're not able to make it to a small, seated dinner, you have to call the host - there's nothing worse than an empty chair at a table.”

Source : Source: www.oprah.com
“Young Jimmy Dean fell off the world as suddenly as he had come.”
“Seeing a black transgender woman embracing and loving everything about herself might be inspiring to some other folks.”
“What we really want to do is what we are really meant to do. When we do what we are meant to do, money comes to us, doors open for us, we feel useful, and the work we do feels like play to us.”

Source : Julia Cameron (2012). “The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity”, p.148, Souvenir Press
“I remember when I interviewed at MSNBC, one of the first things they said to me was, 'In your tapes, you had a mustache, right?' I said, 'Yeah, I recently took it off.' I said, 'If you hire me, you get to decide if you want it or not.' They said, 'No, no, we're fine with it now.'”

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