Maynard James Keenan Quotes

I seem to be able to get along with anybody when I work because I really enjoy being there.

I enjoy working with people. I understand that as a necessity. And clearly that's something that develops as you get older. And I've grown into that.

You must be interested in finding the best way, not in having your own way.

I've grown up a little bit. I understand the importance of the negotiation. It is a collective act.

I think that I am willing to do anything. I like to collaborate. If my voice will be heard, than I will do some research and think about it.

I believe you can work with anybody.

I wish I had played team sports. I think every kid should. Teamwork builds character - teaches people about leadership and cooperation.

Whether I am collaborating with different people, I like changing projects conceptually so I can grow.

There were times that I needed to go to battle, but how I went to battle wasn't always the best way in.

On land, you can walk away from people, from unpleasant situations. But when you're on a ship for 14 months with 49 other people, if you don't resolve your issues it literally could mean - and this would be an extreme circumstance - the sinking of the ship. You learn a lot about other people. You learn a lot about yourself.

Toby not being there doesn't bother me, I mean I can work with anybody as long as we get along and as long as they've got an understanding of what I want and what I'm aiming for. To start with, when he left, it was difficult.

One thing I learned particularly at Yale was how to work with others. Having studied so long trying to master myself, the biggest challenge was learning about the other person's work.

I play well with everybody.

I learn a lot from my experiences and collaborations. Most of my collaborations are meant for me to learn.

I want to do whatever people allow me to do with great people and have a great time doing it.

I can be incredibly focused, and I can appear impatient. So I've learned to slow down, get to know people, and provide more context. There's nothing wrong with getting to the point pretty quickly, but it's also helpful to give people an opportunity to talk about their work.

I can work with a lot of different mentalities.

I can work with anyone.

That's one of my strengths, that I can adjust, and I can play with anyone.

Sometimes you're going to have someone on your team who's just not comfortable with being open. You have to ask yourself, 'Is this person going to allow us to be a real team?' Maybe they're not right for your team. You have to be willing to lose someone sometimes.

From collaborating with other people, you make concessions, and those concessions are great because sometimes you are definitely wrong.

My favorite thing about acting is you have to learn how to work with people that you probably would never try to. Some people just aren't supposed to be in a room together, and you have to be in a room with a group of people who might not all get along and you have to figure out how to come together for one thing. That collaboration is special, and people don't get to exercise that. I think that's why people become stubborn, and I think that's why people become uninspired to change. In this job you have to.

I will go anywhere, anytime, to meet with anyone to find common ground.

Lack of harmony comes when I feel that I know how to do something better than you. Lack of harmony is the song and dance of superiority. Because everybody feels superior, disharmony at every moment is entering into our lives.

What I've learned - after working for, I guess, some time now - is when you're approaching a relationship like that, like, any working relationship, it's good to be open. To know that someone might have a different way of doing things and listen to them. And hopefully, you come to a common understanding.