TEAM QUOTABLES

1. TEAM QUOTABLES Inspirational Quotations for Extraordinary Teams Compiled by Kristin J. Arnold MBA, CMC, CPF, CSP

2. “ It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit. Harry S. Truman 33rd President of the United States ”

3. “ Great discoveries and achievements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds. Alexander Graham Bell American Inventor ”

4. “ The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up. Mark Twain American Humorist & Writer ”

5. “ A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don’t work well with their colleagues. Lee Iacocca CEO, Chrysler Corp ”

6. “ A person all wrapped up in himself generally makes a pretty small package. E. Joseph Cossman Entrepreneur & Mail Order Millionaire ”

7. “ Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet & Essayist ”

8. “ Real change begins with the simple act of people talking about what they care about. Margaret Wheatley Organizational Consultant & Author ”

9. “ In teamwork, silence isn’t golden; it’s deadly. Mark Sanborn Leadership Expert & Author ”

10. “ Praise does wonders for our sense of hearing. Arnold H. Glasow Psychologist ”

11. “ We must all hang together, or assuredly we will all hang separately. Benjamin Franklin American Statesman, Writer & Inventor ”

12. “ Never commit your team unless you are confident your team will support your decision. Christopher Avery Business Advisor & Author ”

13. “ There are some men who, in a fifty-fifty proposition, insist on getting the hyphen too. Lawrence J. Peter Software Engineer ”

14. “ I cannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure: Try to please everybody. Herbert Bayard Swope American Journalist & Editor ”

15. “ The world would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang the best. Henry David Thoreau American Essayist, Poet & Philosopher ”

16. “ Where all think alike, no one thinks very much. Walter Lippmann American Journalist ”

17. “ You don’t get harmony when everybody sings the same note. Doug Floyd American Newspaper Editor ”

18. “ A team that has character doesn’t need stimulation. Tom Landry American Football Player & Coach ”

19. “ The way to get good ideas is get lots of ideas and throw the bad ones away. Dr. Linus Pauling American Theoretical Chemist & Biologist ”

20. “ Example is not the main thing in influencing others; it is the only thing. Albert Schweitzer German Nobel Peace Prize Winner ”

21. “ Coming together is a beginning, keeping together is progress, working together is success. Henry Ford American Industrialist ”

22. “ A group is a bunch of people in an elevator. A team is in the same elevator, but it’s broken! Kristin J. Arnold Team Effectiveness Expert & Author ”

23. “ It’s easy to get good players. Getting them to play together, that’s the hard part. Casey Stengel American Baseball Player & Manager ”

24. “ You get the best out of others when you give the best of yourself. Harry Firestone American Industrialist ”

25. “ We are bound together by the task which lies before us. Martin Luther King, Jr. American Civil Rights Leader ”

26. “ The great leaders are like the best conductors – they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in players. Blaine Lee Vice President, Franklin Covey ”

27. “ There are few, if any, jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. Needed alsoare loyalty, sincerity, enthusiasm and team play. William B. Given, Jr. Chairman, American Brake Shoe Company ”

28. “ Give us people who are dedicated to making the team work, as opposed to a bunch of talented people with big egos, and we’ll win every time. John McConnell CEO, Worthington Industries ”

29. “ I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively. Golda Meir Israeli Founder & Prime Minister ”

30. “ The secret is to work less as individuals and more as a team. As a coach, I play not my eleven best, but my best eleven. Knute Rockne American Football College Coach ”

31. “ In order to have a winner, the team must have a feeling of unity; every player must put the team first – ahead of personal glory. Paul “Bear” Bryant American Football College Coach ”

32. “ Call it a clan; call it a network; call it a tribe; call it a family. Whatever you call it, whoever you are, you need one. Jane Howard British Novelist ”

33. “ One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar American Basketball Player ”

34. “ It is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed. Napoleon Hill American Author ”

35. “ Light is the task where many share the toil. Homer Greek Poet ”

36. “ No member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing. Ralph Waldo Emerson American Poet & Essayist ”

37. “ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has! Margaret Mead American Anthropologist ”

38. “ No man is wise enough by himself. Titus Maccius Plautus Roman Playwright ”

39. “ Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. Helen Keller American Educator & Author ”

40. “ We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men. Herman Melville American Writer & Poet ”