Quotes About Collaboration

Despite all the available technology, the tools doctors often rely on most are the most old-fashioned—a phone, a respected colleague, a mentor or friend.

Loads of gratitude are also due to the teams in art, design, production, marketing, publicity, and sales. Thank you for contributing your incredible talents. Without your work, stories would literally sit on shelves undiscovered and unread. You connect books to readers, and in doing that, you connect people to one another. If books can change the world, those of you who help bring them to the world are the change agents.

It's better for me to play with guys because Rock 'n' Roll has such an aggressive attitude.

In science, there is something called a "jackpot effect," where a male scientist hires women in his lab early in the development of a certain field, and these women hire other talented women, and, as a result, the field ends up with an unusually high number of women. Something like this was at work in cryptanalysis. A few key women proved themselves gifted, early on; a few key men were willing to hire and encourage

Had 'Bridesmaids' not ended up being so amazing and successful, we would never have been able to make 'Bachelorette.' So we are in awe of 'Bridesmaids' and totally owe them so much.

Fine writers should split hairs together, and sit side by side, like friendly apes, to pick the fleas from each others fur.

If you want to travel fast, travel alone; if you want to travel far, travel together.

Give a brief overview of the value of your idea, no more than 5 or 10 minutes. Then ask people to pair up and write on a piece of paper what would be the same or different at work if the idea were adopted. From this exercise, people begin to see the value of it on their own.

I always love when everybody else is really bringing their game, because it's only going to make the movie better; it just makes you work harder and they work harder and everybody is trying to get their little bit in. It's competitive in a constructive way.

Managers need to focus on people, not just tasks. They need to rely on others, not just be self-reliant. Managers are also team-oriented and have a broad focus, whereas nonmanagers succeed by having a narrow focus and being detail-oriented.

but if you enjoy their company and respect their feelings, you'll be much more effective in your job

We believe how you plant, where you plant and who you plant with are crucial elements to reaping the best fruits and results at harvest for any business

Don't you remember telling me that you're the brain and I'm the brawn? Naturally I expect you to do all the talking. And naturally I shall knockheads and toss people out of windows as required. Or did I misunderstand? Did you want me to think, too?

Una conversazione implica una specie di collaborazione e, spesso, un atto di perdono. Quando parlo posso sbagliarmi ma, in qualche modo, riesco a spiegarmi. Sulla pagina sono sola. La lingua parlata è una specie di antecamera rispetto a quella scritta, la quale ha una propria logica, ancora più severa, più inafferrabile.

He fell into step beside me and we both got into the Blue Beetle — he got in the red door. I got in the white one, and we peered out over the grey hood[...]

I'll talk you through, Kincaid said. Dresden, better take her gun and cover us. Hey, I said. I'm in charge here. Kincaid, talk her through it. Murphy, give me your gun so I can cover you.

They didn't use discussion as a sham process to let people "have their say" so that they could "buy in" to a predetermined decision. The process was more like a heated scientific debate, with people engaged in a search for the best answers.

Neighbor to neighbor. It is a mentality that has been fostered over centuries, since the earliest settlers realized the only way to survive in this desolate but beautiful outpost was to work together. Much of their music captures this spirit.

A good leader will seek the wisdom of others. After all, no man is an island!

Before you and your spouse can work as a team raising your children, you must first work as a team in your marriage.

As for working with a partner, he didn't like that either. It cut the score right down the middle. It put an apple on your head, and handed the other guy a shotgun. Because grifters, it seemed, suffered an irresistible urge to beat their colleagues. There was little glory in whipping a fool—hell, fools were made to be whipped. But to take a professional, even if it cost you in the long run, ah, that was something to polish your pride.

Instead of imposing rigid pro-choice and pro-life political litmus tests, why not work together on teen pregnancy, adoption reform, and real alternatives for women backed into dangerous and lonely corners?

Give yourself a break. It's not a race. Celebrate others success. Be a positive force and it will attract others like you. Stop tearing down others and their hard work.

Because we were both writers and both worked at home our days were filled with the sound of each other's voice