Times of stress and difficulty are not the times when men who are on the same side can afford to think overmuch about the extent of their differences. It is more profitable to think of points of agreement. – John Henry Joshua Ellison (1855–1944), c.1907
Regardless of differences, we strive shoulder to shoulder… [T]eamwork can be summed up in five short words: “We believe in each other.” – Author Unknown
Years later I would hear my father say the divorce had left him dating his children. That still meant picking us up every Sunday for a matinee and, if he had the money, an early dinner somewhere. – Andre Dubus III