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

What chance gathers she easily scatters. A great person attracts great people and knows how to hold them together. – Johann von Goethe

Teamwork is the ability to work as a group toward a common vision, even if that vision becomes extremely blurry. – Author unknown