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Many of us first heard about teamwork while in school. Teachers would divide the class into small groups and ask students to work together on a project or a task. The idea might have seemed difficult to accept for some. After all, up to that point, most of us were used to focusing on our own success. But if teamwork happens the way it’s intended, it can lead to amazing things. When everyone is equally dedicated and involved in doing their part on a team, work is easier for everyone. When every member of the team is goal-oriented, you’ll work more efficiently, come up with better ideas and avoid mistakes. And let’s not forget that teamwork brings new friends. How wonderful does it feel to celebrate a success with your team? Here are 135 teamwork quotes to inspire, and show you how collaboration can be the key to success.Motivational Teamwork QuotesWhen people come together in a collaborative effort to achieve a shared goal, the dynamic can inspire greater creativity and productivity. That typically leads to better results. But the truth is, it’s difficult to remain motivated and focused. There can be a number of reasons behind that lack of motivation.If you have been feeling unproductive, it can be helpful to practice self-compassion and become curious about why. If you’ve noticed your team becoming unenthusiastic, you could probably use some inspiration and guidance. That’s why we’ve gathered these quotes -- to help you and your team stay motivated to keep working toward your goals.Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results.– Andrew CarnegieThere is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others.– George ShinnTalent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.– Michael JordanThere is immense power when a group of people with similar interests gets together to work toward the same goals.― Idowu KoyenikanA core group of guys, all sharing similar goals, can move mountains.― Chris MatakasUnity is strength… when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.— Mattie StepanekNone of us is as smart as all of us.- Ken BlanchardIf everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself.- Henry FordCollaboration allows teachers to capture each other’s fund of collective intelligence.- Mike SchmokerIt takes two flints to make a fire.- Louisa May AlcottTo me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless.- Mike KryzewskiEfficiency is doing better than what is already being done.- Peter DruckerThe value of achievement lies in the achievement.- Albert Einstein(Getty)You don’t need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment.- Seth GodinFocus on being productive instead of busy.- Tim FerrissBad attitudes will ruin your team.- Terry BradshawIndividual commitment to a group effort: That is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.- Vince LombardiIf you can laugh together, you can work together.-Robert OrbenThe speed of the boss is the speed of the team.-Lee LaccocaGreat teamwork is the only way we create the breakthroughs that define our careers.-Pat Riley(Al Pereira / Contributor / Getty)No individual can win a game by himself.-PeleA team is more than a collection of people. It is a process of give and take.-Barbara GlacelGettin’ good players is easy. Gettin’ ’em to play together is the hard part.-Casey StengelIf you take out the team in teamwork, it’s just work. Now who wants that?– Matthew Woodring StoverTeamwork. A few harmless flakes working together can unleash an avalanche of destruction.– Justin SewelInspirational Teamwork QuotesNo matter how big or small your team is, building and nurturing a strong culture of teamwork can have a sizable impact on results. Creating and maintaining a shared mindset among a diverse group of people can unleash creativity, encourage innovation and build the foundation for strong relationships. That kind of environment paves the way for more efficient and effective collaboration.If each member feels valued for who they are and for what they contribute, the entire team may have a better chance of achieving greater outcomes than if each person worked independently. If you’re looking to provide motivation, these teamwork quotes to inspire collaboration serve as a powerful reminder of the impact it can have on success.Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.– Helen Keller(Bettmann / Contributor / Getty)No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it.– H.E. LuccockMany ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up.– Oliver Wendell HolmesComing together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.– Henry FordWith teamwork we are able to multiply our output and minimize individual input.― Ogwo David EmenikeWe talk a lot about hope, helping, and teamwork. Our whole message is that we are more powerful together.— Victoria OsteenThe best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison.— James Cash PenneyIt is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed.- Napoleon HillIf you want to lift yourself up, lift up someone else.- Booker T. Washington(Interim Archives / Contributor / Getty)None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great love, and together we can do something wonderful.- Mother TeresaI don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.- Abraham LincolnThe ratio of we’s to I’s is the best indicator of the development of a team.- Lewis B. ErgenIf I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.- Isaac NewtonGreat things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people.- Steve JobsThe way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You 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.- Babe RuthA group is a bunch of people in an elevator. A team is a bunch of people in an elevator, but the elevator is broken.- Bonnie EdelsteinPoliteness is the poison of collaboration.- Edwin LandCooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there.- Virginia BurdenIf you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.- African proverbSuccess is best when it’s shared.- Howard SchultzIt is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.- Harry TrumanWhen a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.- Joe PaternoThe main ingredient of stardom is the rest of the team.- John WoodenTeamwork is a make or break situation. Either you help make it or the lack of it will break you.– Kris A. HiattTeamwork makes the dream work.– John C. MaxwellTeamwork Quotes for Celebrating Your WorkplaceTaking the time to let your team members know how much you appreciate their hard work can go a long way. However, sometimes we forget to make the time. Celebrating your team’s success has the tendency to breed more success. That's why it’s crucial to recognize that none of it would be possible without each member’s unique contributions.Just like we honor major milestones, it’s equally important to acknowledge small accomplishments in the workplace, to keep members engaged and satisfied. If you’re looking to maintain an upbeat momentum at work, celebrate your crew and their efforts with these powerful teamwork quotes. The nicest thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side.- Margaret CartyYou are either supporting the vision or supporting division.- Saji IjiyemiSticks in a bundle are unbreakable.- Kenyan proverbTo build a strong team you must see someone else's strength as a complement to your weakness not a threat to your position or authority.- Christine CaineThe higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of its behind.- Joseph StilwellFind a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life forever.- Amy PoehlerMany hands make light work.- John HeywoodIn teamwork, silence isn’t golden, it’s deadly.- Mark SanbornIt is the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) that those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed.– Charles DarwinNo matter how brilliant your mind or strategy, if you’re playing a solo game, you’ll always lose out to a team.– Reid HoffmanThe secret to teamwork is an outward mindset.― Steve YoungThe strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.– Phil JacksonOnly by binding together as a single force will we remain strong and unconquerable.― Chris BradfordRemember teamwork begins by building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.― Patrick LencionBe fast, be first, but never be alone. Nothing can replace the value of teamwork.― Farshad AslInterdependent people combine their own effort with the efforts of others to achieve their greatest success.- Stephen CoveyTeamwork is the secret that makes common people achieve uncommon results.- Ifeanyi Enoch OnuohaA small group of thoughtful people could change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.- Margaret MeadIndividually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.- Ryunosuke SatoroWhen you hand good people possibility, they do great things.- Biz StoneThe world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can’t be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.- Elbert HubbardIf anything goes bad, I did it. If anything goes semi-good, we did it. If anything goes really good, then you did it.- Bear BryantIn union there is strength.-AesopWhen he took time to help the man up the mountain, lo, he scaled it himself.- TIbetan proverbIt’s better to have a great team than a team of greats.– Simon SinekWhen your team is winning, be ready to be tough, because winning can make you soft. On the other hand, when you team is losing, stick by them. Keep believing.- Bo SchembechlerPositive Teamwork QuotesBuilding and sustaining positive momentum within your team can lead to stronger collaboration and improved performance. Team members who feel happy and engaged are more likely to be driven to succeed and reach their goals. However, keeping the momentum going when things don’t go as planned is sometimes easier said than done. Staying optimistic during uncertain times can be trick. But knowing you can rely upon your team for support can help you navigate challenges as they arise. If you need a little pick-me-up, these positive teamwork quotes might help you to gain perspective.Nothing succeeds like success. Get a little success, and then just get a little more.- Maya AngelouTell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.- Benjamin FranklinAn organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.- Jack WelchNothing is impossible; the word itself says ‘I’m possible’! - Audrey HepburnPerpetual optimism is a force multiplier. - Colin PowellI can do things you cannot. You can do things I cannot. Together we can do great things.- MOTHER TERESAThe most important thing is to try and inspire people so that they can be great in whatever they want to do. - KOBE BRYANTSince you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give.- Eleanor Roosevelt A strong team can make any vision turn into a reality. - John CarmackWhen we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too. - Paulo CoelhoDon’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.- Robert Louis StevensonExcellence is not a skill. It is an attitude.- Ralph MarstonThe best way out is always through. - Robert FrostLearning never exhausts the mind.- Leonardo Da VinciIt’s hard to beat a person who never gives up. - Babe Ruth Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. - Vincent Van Gogh(UniversalImagesGroup / Contributor / Getty)Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you’ll start having positive results.- Willie Nelson Don’t count the days, make the days count.- Muhammad AliThe key to success is not through achievement, but through enthusiasm. - Malcolm ForbesSuccess is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.- Winston S. ChurchillPleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. - AristotleSome people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen. - Michael JordanThe most effective way to do it, is to do it. - Amelia EarhartIf everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself. - Henry FordIt is literally true that you can succeed best and quickest by helping others to succeed. - Napolean HillTo handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart. - Eleanor Roosevelt(George Rinhart / Contributor / Getty)The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up. - Mark TwainWhat lies behind us, and what lies before us are but tiny matters compared to what lies within us. - Ralph Waldo EmersonWhen your work speaks for itself, don't interrupt. - Henry J. KaiserYesterday’s home runs don’t win today’s games. - Babe RuthThe pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails. - John MaxwellFunny Teamwork QuotesRegardless of the task at hand or how well your team works together, things can get a little tense and stressful sometimes. Work life comes with ups and downs and navigating them becomes easier when we allow ourselves to be our authentic selves and loosen up a little. Life and work can be a lot more fun if we stop taking ourselves too seriously.You probably know how the saying goes: laughter is the best medicine. Well, as it turns out not only does a good laugh have the power of relieving stress, it also has the potential of creating stronger bonds with your teammates. If you need to lighten up the mood, these funny teamwork quotes will put a smile on your face and help you get through the day.If you take out the team in teamwork, it’s just work. Now who wants that? - Matthew Woodring StoverI don’t like that man. I must get to know him better. - Abraham LincolnThere’s no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn’t tell you about it? - Kin HubbardThe problem with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat. - Lily TomlinNever interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake. - Napoleon BonaparteThe best way to appreciate your job is to imagine yourself without one. - Oscar WildeI like work; it fascinates me. I can sit and look at it for hours. - Jerome K. JeromeExecutive ability is deciding quickly and getting somebody else to do the work. - Earl NightingaleOh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody, and they meet at the bar. - Drew Carey(Michael Buckner / Staff / Getty)Be like a postage stamp. Stick to a thing till you get there. - Josh BillingsI always arrive late at the office, but I make up for it by leaving early. - Charles LambOpportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work - Thomas EdisonI know worrying works, because none of the stuff I worried about ever happened. - Will RogersA team effort is a lot of people doing what I say. - Michael WinnerI choose a lazy person to do a hard job, because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it. - Bill GatesNo man goes before his time — unless the boss leaves early. - Groucho MarxAll you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. - Mark TwainDo or do not. There is no try. - Yoda(Sunset Boulevard / Contributor / Getty) Hard work never killed anybody but why take a chance? - Edgar BergenIf you had to identify in one word the reason why the human race has not achieved and never will achieve its full potential, that word would be ‘meetings.’ - Dave BarryLeadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it. - Dwight EisenhowerBy working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be boss and work twelve hours a day. - Robert FrostIf you try to fail, and succeed, which have you done? - George Carlin(Mark Junge / Contributor / Getty)There are no traffic jams along the extra mile. - Roger StaubachThe road to success is dotted with many tempting parking spaces. - Will RogersOn this team, we're all united in a common goal: to keep my job. - Lou HoltzWe must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately. - Benjamin FranklinNo member of a crew is praised for the rugged individuality of his rowing. - Ralph Waldo EmersonChange is not a four letter word… but often your reaction to it is! - Jeffrey GitomerThe brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning and does not stop until you get into the office. - Robert Frost