Team Building & Teamwork Quotes

Quote Author
"A boat doesn't go forward if each one is rowing their own way." Swahili proverb
"A chain is only as strong as its weakest link." Author Unknown
"A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don't work well with their colleagues." Lee acocca
"A single arrow is easily broken! but not ten in a bundle." "apanese proverb
"A snowflake is one of #od's most fragile creations! but look what they can do when they stick
together$"
Author Unknown
"A team is more than a collection of people. t is a process of give and take."
%arbara #lacel &
'mile (obert "r.
"All of us! at certain moments of our lives! need to take advice and to receive help from other
people."
Ale)is *arrel
"%ig thinking precedes great achievement." +ilferd ,eterson
"%uild for your team a feeling of oneness! of dependence on one another and of strength to be
derived by unity."
-ince Lombardi
"*oming together is a beginning. .eeping together is progress. +orking together is success." /enry 0ord
"*ontrary to popular belief! there most certainly is an '' in 'team.' t is the same '' that appears three
times in 'responsibility.'"
Amber /arding
"*ooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there." -irginia %urden
Team Building & Teamwork Quotes
Quote Author
"#ettin' good players is easy. #ettin' 'em to play together is the hard part. *asey Stengel
" am a member of a team! and rely on the team! defer to it and sacrifice for it! because the team!
not the individual! is the ultimate champion."
1ia /amm
"f everyone is moving forward together! then success takes care of itself." /enry 0ord
"f have seen further than others! it is by standing upon the shoulders of giants." saac 2ewton
"f things seem under control! you are just not going fast enough." 1ario Andretti
"f you can laugh together! you can work together" (obert 3rben
"f you don't kick things around with people! you are out of it. 2obody! always say! can be
anybody without somebody being around."
"ohn +heeler
"f you want to build a ship! don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them
tasks and work! but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea."
Antoine de Saint
"n order to have a winner! the team must have a feeling of unity4 every player must put the team
first ahead of personal glory."
,aul %ear %ryant
"n teamwork! silence isn't golden! it's deadly." 1ark Sanborn
"n the long history of humankind 5and animal kind! too6 those who learned to collaborate and
improvise most effectively have prevailed."
*harles 7arwin
"n union there is strength." Aesop
Team Building & Teamwork Quotes
Quote Author
"ndividual commitment to a group effort 88 that is what makes a team work! a company work! a
society work! a civili9ation work."
-ince Lombardi
"ndividual commitment to a group effort! that is what makes a team work! a company work! a
society work! a civili9ation work."
-ince Lombardi
"ndividually! we are one drop. :ogether! we are an ocean." (yunosuke Satoro
"nterdependent people combine their own efforts with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest
success."
Stephen *ovey
"t is a fact that in the right formation! the lifting power of many wings can achieve twice the
distance of any bird flying alone."
Author Unknown
"t is ama9ing what can be accomplished when nobody cares about who gets the credit." (obert ;ates
"t is better to have one person working with you than three people working for you."
7wight 7.
'isenhower
"t is not a <uestion of how well each process works! the <uestion is how well they all work
together."
Lloyd 7obens
"t's easy to get good players. #etting them to play together! that's the hard part." *asey Stengel
".eep away from people who belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that! but the really
great make you feel that you! too! can become great."
1ark :wain
"Light is the task where many share the toil." /omer
"1any hands make light work." "ohn /eywood
Team Building & Teamwork Quotes
Quote Author
"2ever doubt that a small group of thoughtful! committed people can change the world. ndeed! it
is the only thing that ever has."
1argaret 1ead
"2o man is an island! entire of itself4 every man is a piece of the continent." "ohn 7onne
"2o man is wise enough by himself."
:itus 1accius
,lautus
"2o matter what accomplishments you make! somebody helped you." Althea #ibson
"2o member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing."
(alph +aldo
'merson
"2o one can whistle a symphony. t takes an orchestra to play it." /.'. Luccock
"2o problem is insurmountable. +ith a little courage! teamwork and determination a person can
overcome anything."
%. 7odge
"2one of us is as smart as all of us." .en %lanchard
"2one of us! including me! ever do great things. %ut we can all do small things! with great love!
and together we can do something wonderful."
1other :eresa
"3ne man can be a crucial ingredient on a team! but one man cannot make a team."
.areem Abdul
"abbar
"3ne piece of log creates a small fire! ade<uate to warm you up! add just a few more pieces to blast
an immense bonfire! large enough to warm up your entire circle of friends4 needless to say that
"in .won
Team Building & Teamwork Quotes
Quote Author
individuality counts but team work dynamites."
"3vercoming barriers to performance is how groups become teams." Author Unknown
",eople have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others than against them." 7r. Allan 0romme
"(egardless of differences! we strive shoulder to shoulder... =:>eamwork can be summed up in five
short words? '+e believe in each other.'"
Author Unknown
"(emember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all."
Ale)ander the
#reat
"(espect your fellow human being! treat them fairly! disagree with them honestly! enjoy their
friendship! e)plore your thoughts about one another candidly! work together for a common goal
and help one another achieve it."
%ill %radley
"Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable." .enyan ,roverb
":.'.A.1. @ :ogether 'veryone Achieves 1ore$" Author Unknown
":alent wins games! but teamwork and intelligence wins championships." 1ichael "ordan
":eamplayer? 3nce who unites others toward a shared destiny through sharing information and
ideas! empowering others and developing trust."
Author Unknown
":eamplayer? 3nce who unites others toward a shared destiny through sharing information and
ideas! empowering others and developing trust."
7ennis .inlaw
":eams share the burden and divide the grief. 7oug Smith
Team Building & Teamwork Quotes
Quote Author
":eamwork divides the task and multiplies the success." Author Unknown
":eamwork doesn't tolerate the inconvenience of distance." Author Unknown
":eamwork is a make or break situation. 'ither you help make it or the lack of it will break you." .ris A /iatt
":eamwork is essential that is what makes a team work! a company work! a society work! a
civili9ation work."
-ince Lombardi
":eamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the heights of your
capabilities or make the money that you want without becoming very good at it.
%rian :racy
":eamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. :he ability to direct individual
accomplishment toward organi9ational objectives. t is the fuel that allows common people to attain
uncommon results."
Andrew *arnegie
":eamwork is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results." Author Unknown
":eamwork? Simply stated! it is less me and more we." Author Unknown
":he basic building block of good teambuilding is for a leader to promote the feeling that every
human being is uni<ue and adds value."
Author Unknown
":he greatest danger a team faces isn't that it won't become successful! but that it will! and then
cease to improve."
1ark Sanborn
":he nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side." 1argaret *arty
":he ratio of +e's to 's is the best indicator of the development of a team." Lewis %. 'rgen
Team Building & Teamwork Quotes
Quote Author
":he way a team plays as a whole determines its success. ;ou may have the greatest bunch of
individual stars in the world! but if they don't play together! the club won't be worth a dime."
%abe (uth
":here are few! if any! jobs in which ability alone is sufficient. 2eeded! also! are loyalty! sincerity!
enthusiasm and team play."
+illiam %. #iven!
"r.
"+e are most effective as a team when we compliment each other without embarrassment and
disagree without fear."
Author Unknown
"+e are what we repeatedly do! e)cellence then is not an act! but a habit." Aristotle
"+e must all hang together! or assuredly! we shall all hang separately." %enjamin 0ranklin
"+earing the same shirts doesn't make a team. %uchhol9 and (oth
"+hat we need to do is learn to work in the system! by which mean that everybody! every team!
every platform! every division! every component is there not for individual competitive profit or
recognition! but for contribution to the system as a whole on a win8win basis."
+. 'dward 7eming
"+hen a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence! e)cellence becomes a
reality."
"oe ,aterno
";ou don't get harmony when everybody sings the same note. 7oug 0loyd
";ou put together the best team that you can with the players you've got! and replace those who
aren't good enough."
(obert *randall
Teamwork Quotes: 100 best Quotes about Teamworks
100 Great Teamwork Quotes and
Sayings
When two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each
man as he sees himself, each man as he wants to be seen, and each man as
he really is.
Michael De Saintamo
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
Helen Keller
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.
Michael Jordan
Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability
to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational obectives. !t is
the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.
Andrew arnegie
"o powerful is the light of unity that it can illuminate the whole earth.
!ahaullah #$%$&'$%()*; +rophet ,ounder -f The .aha
/oming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working
together is success.
Henry "ord
!f two men on the same ob agree all the time, then one is useless. !f they
disagree all the time, both are useless.
Darryl "# $anuck
The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort
of each individual.
%ince &om'ardi
The nice thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.
Margaret arty
!t is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.
Har(ey S# "irestone #$%0%'$(1%*; ,ounder -f ,irestone Tire And 2ubber
/ompany
2emember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is
to overcome our need for invulnerability.
)atrick &encioni, The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable
When your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can
make you soft. -n the other hand, when you team is losing, stick by them.
3eep believing.
!o Schem'echler
! love to hear a choir. ! love the humanity4to see the faces of real people
devoting themselves to a piece of music. ! like the teamwork. !t makes me
feel optimistic about the human race when ! see them cooperating like that.
)aul Mcartney #born $(5)*; "inger, "ongwriter
!ndividuals play the game, but teams beat the odds.
S*A& Team saying
!t6s as simple as this. When people don6t unload their opinions and feel like
they6ve been listened to, they won6t really get on board.
)atrick &encioni, The ,ive 7ysfunctions of a Team8 A 9eadership ,able
The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. :ou may have the
greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don6t play
together, the club won6t be worth a dime.
!a'e +uth
;reat teams do not hold back with one another. They are unafraid to air
their dirty laundry. They admit their mistakes, their weaknesses, and their
concerns without fear of reprisal.
)atrick &encioni, The ,ive 7ysfunctions of a Team8 A 9eadership ,able
!f a team is to reach its potential, each player must be willing to subordinate
his personal goals to the good of the team.
!ud -ilkinson
The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each
member is the team.
)hil Jackson
+eople have been known to achieve more as a result of working with others
than against them.
Dr# Allan "romme
4there are persons who seem to have overcome obstacles and by character
and perseverance to have risen to the top. .ut we have no record of the
numbers of able persons who fall by the wayside, persons who, with enough
encouragement and opportunity, might make great contributions.
Mary !arnett Gilson #$%&&'$(<(*; =conomist, =ducator
We > power
&orii Myers, 1 -ff the Tee8 Targeting "uccess
!n union there is strength.
Aeso.
2emember upon the conduct of each depends the fate of all.
Ale/ander the Great
!t takes two flints to make a fire.
&ouisa May Alcott
There is incredible value in being of service to others.
*li0a'eth !erg ? Author
Teamwork divides the task and doubles the success.
1nknown
@ever be content to sit on the sidelines when there is so much work to be
done on the field.
Susan Gale
The ratio of We6s to !6s is the best indicator of the development of a team.
&ewis !# *rgen
!f you want to build a ship, don6t drum up people together to collect wood
and don6t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the
endless immensity of the sea.
Antoine de Saint*/u.ery
/ollaboration allows teachers to capture each other6s fund of collective
intelligence.
Mike Schmoker, 2esults
=ver tried. =ver failed. @o matter.
Try again. ,ail again. ,ail better.
2wen Dougan
Willingness to compromise with others6 ways of living and cooperation in
common tasks, these make living happy and fruitful.
Sri Sathya Sai !a'a #born $()0*; !ndian "piritual 9eader, +hilosopher
Trust is knowing that when a team member does push you, they6re doing it
because they care about the team.
)atrick &encioni, The ,ive 7ysfunctions of a Team8 A 9eadership ,able
T=AA>Together =veryone Achieve Aore
When he took time to help the man up the mountain, lo, he scaled it himself.
Ti'etan )ro(er'
The greater the loyalty of a group toward the group, the greater is the
motivation among the members to achieve the goals of the group, and the
greater the probability that the group will achieve its goals.
+ensis &ikert
=ven eagles need a push.
Da(id Mc3ally
!n order to become a leading home run hitter, a batter must be surrounded
by good hitters, otherwise, the pitchers will Bpitch around6 him. 9ikewise,
many successful people became that way from being on a good team.
&aing !urns Jr#
A group becomes a team when all members are sure enough of themselves
and their contributions to praise the skill of others.
Anonymous
!n a team setting, leadership is shared by a community of people, which
counters the tendency for pastors to form congregations in their own
images.
Adam S# McHugh, !ntroverts in the /hurch8 ,inding -ur +lace in an
=xtroverted /ulture
A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of himself and
his contribution to praise the skills of the others.
3orman Shidle
The path to greatness is along with others.
!altasar Gracion, "panish +riest
!t is literally true that you can succeed best and Cuickest by helping others
to succeed.
3a.oleon Hill
!f you first take a minute, an hour or a month to let go of feeling annoyed,
frustrated or critical of the person or situation that may be driving you crazy,
you set yourself up for much greater leadership and personal success.
John Kuy.ers, Who6s The 7river AnywayD Aaking the "hift to a
/ollaborative Team /ulturev
!f we were all determined to play the first violin we should never have an
ensemble. Therefore, respect every musician in his proper place.
+o'ert Schumann
-nly by binding together as a single force will we remain strong and
unconCuerable.
hris !rad4ord, The Way of the 7ragon
,inding good players is easy. ;etting them to play as a team is another
story.
asey Stengel
Aany of us are more capable than some of us . . . but none of us is as
capable as all of usEE
Tom -ilson
Aay your adventures bring you closer together, even as they take you far
away from home.
Trenton &ee Stewart, The Aysterious .enedict "ociety and the +erilous
Fourney
9ots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is
someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down.
2.rah -in4rey
!t6s hard to beat a person who never gives up.
!a'e +uth
Aichael, if you can6t pass, you can6t play.
oach Dean Smith to Aichael Fordan in his freshman year at G@/
-n the field we are only as strong as we are together.
oach Kool
@o individual can win a game by himself.
)el5
There is no such thing as oneman show in a winning team.
Jose !# a'a6ar
Teamwork is neither good nor desirable. !t is a fact. Wherever people work
together or play together they do so as a team. Which team to use for what
purpose is a crucial, difficult and risky decision that is even harder to
unmake. Aanagements have yet to learn how to make it.
)eter "# Drucker
/onflict is inevitable in a team 4 in fact, to achieve synergistic solutions, a
variety of ideas and approaches are needed. These are the ingredients for
conflict.
Susan Gerke, !.A, 9eadership 7evelopment
Together, ordinary people can achieve extraordinary results.
!ecka Schoettle
+eople who work together will win, whether it be against complex football
defenses, or the problems of modern society.
%ince &om'ardi
!t doesn6t take strength to win, it takes the true heart of the team to win.
emily (oyles
2esponsibility is a big thing, can you handle it
Mersad Dedic
Teamwork is the ability to work as a group toward a common vision, even if
that vision becomes extremely blurry.
Author 1nknown
The key elements in the art of working together are how to deal with
change, how to deal with conflict, and how to reach our potential4the needs
of the team are best met when we meet the needs of individual persons.
Ma/ De)ree
@o one can whistle a symphony. !t takes a whole orchestra to play it.
H#*# &uccock
A team that sweats together sticks together.
1nknown
!ndividual commitment to a group effort that is what makes a team work, a
company work, a society work, a civilization work.
%ince &om'ardi
We6re a team. -ne person struggles, we all struggle. -ne person triumphs,
we all triumph.
1nknown
Without forgiveness, there can be no real freedom to act within a group.
Ma/ De)ree
Aany hands make light work.
John Heywood
Teamwork is a well blended peculiarities.
Jose !# a'a6ar
-ne piece of log creates a small fire, adeCuate to warm you up, add ust a
few more pieces to blast an immense bonfire, large enough to warm up your
entire circle of friends; needless to say that individuality counts but team
work dynamites.
Jin Kwon
@o man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent.
John Donne
Aan has never achieved anything, but mankind has discovered the world.
unknown
/ooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless
everybody gets there.
%irginia !urden
"ticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
Kenyan )ro(er'
@one of us is as smart as all of us.
Ken !lanchard
/ompetition has been shown to be useful up to a certain point and no
further, but cooperation, which is the thing we must strive for today, begins
where competition leaves off.
"ranklin D# +oose(elt #$%%)'$(5<*;
1)nd G.". +resident
We can never get a re'creation of community and heal our society without
giving our citizens a sense of belonging.
Hunter am.'ell 7)atch8 Adams #born $(5<*
/ontrary to popular belief, there most certainly is an ! in team. !t is the
same ! that appears three times in responsibility.
Am'er Harding
"ociety is oint action and cooperation in which each participant sees the
other partner6s success as a means for the attainment of his own.
&udwig (on Mises #$%%$'$(&1*;
Austrian "chool =conomist
A man may do an immense deal of good, if he does not care who gets the
credit for it.
"ather Strickland, $%01 #Thanks, ;arson -6TooleE*
Team means Together =veryone Achieves AoreE
Author 1nknown
We must all hang together or most assuredly we shall hang separately.
!en6amin "ranklin
:ou can6t stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you.
:ou have to go to them sometimes.
A# A# Milne 91::;<1=>?@A
=nglish Author, .est 3nown ,or His .ooks About Winnie The +ooh
@ever doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change
the world. !ndeed, it is the only thing that ever has.
Margaret Meade
2egardless of differences, we strive shoulder to shoulder4 Teamwork can be
summed up in five short words8 We believe in each other.
Author 1nknown
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Author 1nknown
A single leaf working alone provides no shade.
huck )age
!f everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.
Henry "ord
! am a member of a team, and ! rely on the team, ! defer to it and sacrifice
for it, because the team, not the individual, is the ultimate champion.
Mia Hamm
Teamwork is so important that it is virtually impossible for you to reach the
heights of your capabilities or make the money that you want without
becoming very good at it.
!rian Tracy
The ratio of We6s to !6s is the best indicator of the development of a team.
&ewis !# *rgen
2espect your fellow human being, treat them fairly, disagree with them
honestly, enoy their friendship, explore your thoughts about one another
candidly, work together for a common goal and help one another achieve it.
!ill !radley
T-;=TH=2 we stand, T-;=TH=2 we fall, T-;=TH=2 we win, and winners
take A99.
T %olley'all Team
@o member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing.
+al.h -aldo *merson
A snowflake is one of ;od6s most fragile creations, but look what they can do
when they stick togetherE
Author 1nknown
;ettin6 good players is easy. ;ettin6 Bem to play together is the hard part.
asey Stengel
!t is a fact that in the right formation, the lifting power of many wings can
achieve twice the distance of any bird flying alone.
Author 1nknown
A successful team beats with one heart.
1nknown
"ure there6s no ! in team, but there is a A=E
Author 1nknown
There is no limit to what can be accomplished when none cares who gets the
credit
1nknown
=very team needs a hero, every hero needs a team.
1nknown
!ndividually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.
*mma