Quotes About Cooperation

Ciascuno si specializzerà nel proprio lavoro, producendo per sé e per gli altri, giacché, per raggiungere la massima efficienza, è necessario che ciascuno faccia il proprio mestiere e non il mestiere degli altri.

You roll my log, and I will roll yours.

The attainment of the economic aims of man presupposes peace.

Whoever wants peace among nations must seek to limit the state and its influence most strictly.

Whoever wishes peace among peoples must fight statism.

Society has arisen out of the works of peace the essence of society is peacemaking.

Modern society, based as it is on the division of labor, can be preserved only under conditions of lasting peace.

The welfare of a people lies not in casting other peoples down but in peaceful collaboration.

Freedom and liberty always refer to interhuman relations. A man is free as far as he can live and get on without being at the mercy of arbitrary decisions on the part of other people. In the frame of society everybody depends upon his fellow citizens. Social man cannot become independent without forsaking all the advantages of social cooperation. The self-sufficient individual is independent, but he is not free. He is at the mercy of everybody who is stronger than himself.

Every expansion of the personal division of labour brings advantages to all who take part in it.

A man who chooses between drinking a glass of milk and a glass of a solution of potassium cyanide does not choose between two beverages; he chooses between life and death. A society that chooses between capitalism and socialism does not choose between two social systems; it chooses between social cooperation and the disintegration of society. Socialism is not an alternative to capitalism; it is an alternative to any system under which men can live as human beings.

Life is a bunch of cells walking around with a common purpose.

It's like we are in a grand symphony," Dr. Hew Len explained. "Each of us has an instrument to play. I have one, too. Your readers have theirs. None are the same. In order for the concert to play and everyone to enjoy it, they need to play their part and not another's. We get into trouble when we don't pick up our instrument or we think someone has a better one. That's memory.

Historians tell us that Talleyrand once told Napoleon, "You can do anything with bayonets, Sire, except sit on them." In the language of the court this meant that obedience to the law ultimately depended on cooperation, not force.

The result of friendship is hard work not by chance.

The most important skills he has to learn are those of socialization: cooperation, interdependence, and a healthy sense of competition. The preparation of one's life work requires academic skills as well: reading, writing, and arithmetic. However, these skills should not have been more important than knowing, loving, and valuing oneself. In fact, a healthy sense of self-worth is essential for good learning.

I am as guilty as you and you are as guilty as me. We can repent together or we can die together. It must be our joint decision.

If you are a leader, the true measure of your success is not getting people to work. It's not getting people to work hard. It is getting people to work hard together. That takes commitment.

For the person trying to do everything alone, the game really is over. If you want to do something big, you must link up with others. One is too small a number to achieve greatness. That's the Law of Significance.

Because as the challenge escalates, the need for teamwork elevates.

See the big picture. Your place on the team makes sense only in the context of the big picture. If your only motivation for finding your niche is personal gain, your poor motives may prevent you from discovering what you desire.

A team is a group of people who may not be equal in experience, talent, or education but in commitment.

Uniformity is not the key to successful teamwork. The glue that holds a team together is unity of purpose.

Philanthropist Andrew Carnegie declared, "It marks a big step in your development when you come to realize that other people can help you do a better job than you could do alone." To do something really big, let go of your ego, and get ready to be part of a team.