David Brooks Quotes

There are no problems we cannot solve together, and very few that we can solve by ourselves.

Science is a we, not an I. We are so used to star athletes, star entertainers, star politicians, but that is not science.

I know, for myself, I probably work a lot better in that - in the group environment. Only because if I am coming up short, someone else helps.

Two heads are better than none.

We've been astonished by how good groups working together can predict the outcomes of events.

It's never just about one player. Together, you have to figure out other ways to score and get opportunities.

I love working in groups - I think it makes each individual more powerful.

My experience from working with people is that you can have a conversation with someone or have a meeting with a group of people, and from that meeting will derive an answer to a question that no individual could have ever thought of by him or herself.

Some of my best thinking is done by others.

Two heads are better than one.

We can arrive at better solutions to any problem or pain together, than we can by ourselves. The beauty of the modern age is that you are able to source answers, and sometimes the genius is in the combination of ideas and energy that does not reside in only one person.

In my walks of life, I've understood that it takes more than one person to think of achieving a goal, and it takes more than one or two players, to get you out of the position you're in.

Like any corporation, I have the benefit of the brainpower of everyone who is working for me. It all ends up being my work, the corporate me, but everyone extends ideas and comes up with suggestions.

If you put enough smart people together in one space, good things happen.

I think you have everyone kind of pulling on the same end of the rope. It's not like you're Robin Williams and everyone else is a deaf mute. It's like - there's plenty of help.

Working crew made me realise that the actors are a very small part of a very big machine, with each part being vital to make the show work. It so important to remember that it's not about you, it's about the show, and working crew hammered that point home to me.

What I've learned is that unless it's an emergency, like a fire or brain surgery, hierarchy is not necessary and may be damaging. If you have a hierarchy, you're repeating the strengths and weaknesses of one person without allowing for the accumulative strength of a group.

The combined results of several people working together is often much more effective than could be that of an individual scientist working alone.

I'm not a selfish actor. I believe that it's a team effort. You're not in a scene by yourself.

It's not any one person. It's not any one coach. It's the team.

Two people can work on a problem better than one.

You're only as good as the sum of your parts, and one person can't be a team.

The achievements of an organization are the results of the combined effort of each individual.

The ability to work together has to be in the blood of particle physicists. They learn very early on that it is impossible to advance on one's own and that constant exchange is necessary.

Within an ensemble, like in sports, if you do your little job, it makes everybody look good.