COOPERATION QUOTES
quotations about cooperation
A hundred thousand men, coming one after another, cannot move a Ton weight; but the united strength of 50 would transport it with ease.
GEORGE WASHINGTON
letter to Dr. William Gordon, Jul. 8, 1783
Cooperation doesn't mean agreement, it means working together to advance the greater good.
SIMON SINEK
Leaders Eat Last Deluxe: Why Some Teams Pull Together and Others Don't
Cooperation is an evolved type of relationship compared with initial egocentric forms, and is achieved by cooperation. This is a genetic circle, for, with development, a less evolved form of cooperation (we call it Form 1) is transformed into a more evolved and more complete form (Form 2). It is thus possible to achieve cooperation (Form 2) through cooperation (Form 1).
JACQUES MONTANGERO & DANIELLE MAURICE-NAVILLE
Piaget: Or, the Advance of Knowledge
Nothing truly valuable can be achieved except by the unselfish cooperation of many individuals.
ALBERT EINSTEIN
attributed, Makers of America: Refugees and Victims
The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation ... it is common to wish well to oneself, but in our technically unified world, wishing well to oneself is sure to be futile unless it is combined with wishing well to others.
BERTRAND RUSSELL
Human Society in Ethics and Politics
It takes two to tango.
AL HOFFMAN & DICK MANNING
"Takes Two to Tango"
Many hands make light work.
ENGLISH PROVERB
Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there.
VIRGINIA BURDEN
The Process of Intuition
Cooperation and conflict are two sides of the same coin; both arise out of man's relationship with his fellows. The larger the group, the greater the possibility of development through cooperation, and the greater the possibility of conflict.
JULIUS NYERERE
Quotable Quotes of Mwalimu Julius K. Nyerere
Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.
HELEN KELLER
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 1984
Life is not a game of Solitaire; people depend on one another. When one does well, others are lifted. When one stumbles, others also are impacted. There are no one-man teams--either by definition or natural law. Success is a cooperative effort; it’s dependent upon those who stand beside you.
JON M. HUNTSMAN SR.
Essential Lessons on Leadership
Two heads are better than one.
POLISH PROVERB
If you don't believe in cooperation, watch what happens to a wagon when one wheel comes off.
AMERICAN PROVERB
Widely dispersed knowledge concerning the important role of basic cooperative processes among living beings may lead to the acceptance of cooperation as a guiding principle both in social theory and as a basis for human behavior. Such a development when it occurs will alter the course of human history.
W.C. ALLEE
Cooperation among Animals with Human Implications
People working together in a strong community with a shared goal and a common purpose can make the impossible possible.
TOM VILSACK
speech, Jan. 10, 2006
Humans are among the most comunal and cooperative of all primates; our sole defense in a fang-filled world was our solidarity.
CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL
Born to Run
Competition 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.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
My Own Story: From Private and Public Papers
Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.
MICHAEL JORDAN
I Can't Accept Not Trying
When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.
AFRICAN PROVERB
The attitude of Tao is of cooperation, not conflict. The attitude of Tao is not to be against nature but to be with it, to allow nature, to let it have its way, to cooperate with it, to go with it. The attitude of Tao is of great relaxation.
OSHO
Tao: The Pathless Path