Quotes About Collaboration

I like your opera - I think I will set it to music

No one should drive a hard bargain with an artist.

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

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

it's quite difficult to know who owns a story. Is it the writer, who crafted it? The characters, who carry the plot forward? Or you, the reader, who breathes life into them? Or perhaps none of the three can exist without the other. Perhaps without this magical combination, a story would be nothing more than words on a page.

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.

Without the pen of Paine , the sword of Washington would have been wielded in vain.

There is no great success and outstanding achievement on earth without the input of friendship.

No one's good at everything. And that's how it should be. It gives us a reason to ask for help.

Problems always begin when people gather together in their own wisdom apart from God's power and presence.

Transformation is within reach of anyone who is willing to change themselves, live good values value people, and collaborate with others to bring about lasting positive change. p182 Change Your World

I want to make a difference with people who want to make a difference, doing something that makes a difference.

The company owner doesn't need to win. The best idea does.

If you combine your thoughts with the thoughts of others, you will come up with thoughts you've never had!

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.

Earlier in my life, I have to admit, I was often guilty of this error. I wanted to take an idea from seed thought to solution before sharing it with anyone, even the people it would most impact. I did this both at work and at home. But over the years, I have learned that you can go much farther with a team than you can go alone.

The Right Thought plus the Right People in the Right Environment at the Right Time for the Right Reason = the Right Result

If you keep nonproductive people, the productive ones become frustrated and leave. If you remove the people who don't add value, then the whole team gets better. It's just like trimming trees: If you don't cut the deadwood, eventually the whole tree falls. But if you remove the deadwood, the tree becomes healthier, the healthy branches produce more, and there's room for productive new branches on the tree.

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.

Good things happen to a team when a player takes the place where he adds the most value. Great things happen when all the players on the team take the role that maximizes their strengths—their talent, skill, and experience.

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

A great dream with a bad team is nothing more than a nightmare.

Effective teams have teammates who are constantly talking to one another.

distinct vision, a precise plan, plenty of resources, and incredible leadership, but if you don't have the right people, you're not going to get anywhere.