Rick Riordan Quotes

But what we all have to learn is that we can't do everything ourselves.

You run a major risk when you assume that you alone have all the answers: You don't, and that's okay. You don't have to be afraid to admit there are certain things you either don't like to do or aren't any good at. You reach a goal by covering all your bases, and you cover all your bases by hiring good people.

I realized I needed to work with other people instead of doing everything myself.

It is okay to ask for help. I give help when others need it, and ask for help when I need it.

The real truth of that is that much as you want to believe that it's you being on top of everything, you're actually relying massively on the people around you.

At every step of the way, when I had trouble, there were people that came in, in my life that helped me. It's important to go seek help when you need it, and to give help when other people need it. And that is really more important than coming in with a gigantic brain into the astronaut program.

I'm much more collaborative than I probably was when I was first starting, much more willing to say, "I don't know the answer to that." I have really talented people and let them do their jobs and not try to control everything as much as I did when I was starting. I was a bit more insecure.

American culture in particular has instilled in us the bizarre notion that to ask for help amounts to an admission of failure. But some of the most powerful, successful, admired people in the world seem, to me, to have something in common: they ask constantly, creatively, compassionately, and gracefully. And to be sure: when you ask, there's always the possibility of a no on the other side of the request. If we don't allow for that no, we're not actually asking, we're either begging or demanding. But it is the fear of the no that keeps so many of our mouths sewn tightly shut.

I've always had an enormous sense of independence. But I know that sometimes I can be too independent. It is important to be able to share your life - so that is a work in progress for me.

Great things in business are never done by one person. They're done by a team of people.

We all can't shine at the same time.

Together if we can; alone if we must.

One finger cannot lift a pebble.

You can’t do leadership alone.

It's really important to find a humble approach to your own creative work, your own business work. To recognize that you can't do everything yourself.

Asking for people's help - rather than directing it - is almost always the smart way of doing things, regardless of the stakes.

It's only human nature to want to know what you can do on your own or with someone else.

As I've gotten older, I've become much more effective at seeking and accepting help and bringing other people into the discussion. You start to understand that you can't control or fix everything on your own.

Autonomy leads to empowerment. We work hard to maintain a balance between collaboration and cooperation and independence.

You have teams on and off the field. You have your team off the field in terms of your family, friends, and people that you work with, and then you have your team on the field. You have to give to receive and be there for people and hope that they do the same for you.

I know what I do well, and I know what I can do with other people.

No individual can do it all on their own.

You have to do it by yourself. You can not do it alone.

Remember that no one succeeds alone. Never walk alone in your future paths.

Offer your strengths to others and you'll be amazed how many people offer their strengths to you.