“[Carl] Rogers’ refusal to play the chairman’s role at conferences created outrage at first – then after a few days the participants would realize what he had done for them. He had shown them that they too could part the waters and lead themselves to salvation. He had shown them that a leader is not necessary when you realize how strong, valuable, wise, and compassionate, in a word, how good, your fellow human beings are.”

- Ernesto Sirolli from Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship, and the Rebirth of Local Economies