The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances; if there is any reaction, both are transformed.
—Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961) Swiss Psychologist, Psychiatrist, Philosopher
Affairs are easier of entrance than of exit; and it is but common prudence to see our way out before we venture in.
—Aesop (620–564 BCE) Greek Fabulist
Independence? That’s middle class blasphemy. We are all dependent on one another, every soul of us on earth.
—George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) Irish Playwright
We do not exist for ourselves…
—Thomas Merton (1915–68) American Trappist Monk
The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.
—Bertrand A. Russell (1872–1970) British Philosopher, Mathematician, Social Critic
Men exist for the sake of one another. Either teach them or bear with them.
—Marcus Aurelius (121–180) Emperor of Rome, Stoic Philosopher
Personal relationships are the fertile soil from which all advancement, all success, all achievement in real life grows.
—Ben Stein (b.1944) American Lawyer, Writer, Economist, Humorist
How strange is the lot of us mortals! Each of us is here for a brief sojourn; for what purpose he knows not, though he senses it. But without deeper reflection one knows from daily life that one exists for other people.
—Albert Einstein (1879–1955) German-born Physicist
No one lives long enough to learn everything they need to learn starting from scratch. To be successful, we absolutely, positively have to find people who have already paid the price to learn the things that we need to learn to achieve our goals.
—Brian Tracy (b.1944) American Author, Motivational Speaker
We all end up in a single bed sooner or later.
—Common Proverb
Let everyone sweep in front of his own door and the whole world will be clean.
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749–1832) German Poet
He that does good to another, does good also to himself, not only in the consequences, but in the very act; for the consciousness of well doing is, in itself, ample reward.
—Seneca the Younger (Lucius Annaeus Seneca) (c.4 BCE–65 CE) Roman Stoic Philosopher, Statesman, Tragedian
We cannot learn from one another until we stop shouting at one another—until we speak quietly enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.
—Richard Nixon (1913–94) American Head of State, Lawyer
If we do not hang together, we will all hang separately.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
If you want to be incrementally better: Be competitive. If you want to be exponentially better: Be cooperative.
—Unknown
So far is it from being true that men are naturally equal, that no two people can be half an hour together but one shall acquire an evident superiority over the other.
—Samuel Johnson (1709–84) British Essayist
If your imagination leads you to understand how quickly people grant your requests when those requests appeal to their self-interest, you can have practically anything you go after.
—Napoleon Hill (1883–1970) American Author, Journalist, Attorney, Lecturer
We are not put on this earth to see through one another, but to see one another through.
—Unknown
There is nothing wrong in using people. The successful person never uses people except to their advantage.
—Mark Caine
Individuals score points, but teams win games.
—Zig Ziglar (1926–2012) American Author
It is through cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes will be derived
—Ralph Charell
In spite of my great admiration for individual splendid talents I do not accept the star system. Collective creative effort is the root of our kind of art. That requires ensemble acting and whoever mars that ensemble is committing a crime not only against his comrades but also against the very art of which he is the servant.
—Konstantin Stanislavski (1863–1938) Russian Actor, Theater Personality
Now join your hands, and with your hands your hearts.
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616) British Playwright
We travel together, passengers on a little spaceship, dependent on it’s vulnerable reserves of air and soil, all committed, for our safety, to it’s security and peace. Preserved from annihilation only by the care, the work and the love we give our fragile craft.
—Adlai Stevenson (1900–65) American Diplomat, Politician, Orator
Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity! It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aarons beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments.
—The Holy Bible Scripture in the Christian Faith
There is nothing that puts a man more in your debt than that he owes you nothing.
—Mark Caine
Only strength can cooperate. Weakness can only beg.
—Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) American Head of State, Military Leader
Doing things for others always pays dividends…
—Claude M. Bristol (1891–1951) American Journalist, Self-Help Author
We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.
—Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) American Political Leader, Inventor, Diplomat
There is the sky, which is all men’s together.
—Euripides (480–406 BCE) Ancient Greek Dramatist
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