Julia Barr Quotes

Businesses that run well are almost like marriages. Everything has to be up for discussion, or there will be real problems.

In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction.

You cannot work with men who won't work with you.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

I think that's one of the most difficult things in any marriage - in order to build anything, you must be together. You can't build anything over the telephone.

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.

If you don't have to have a partner, don't take one. If you do need one, look for a partner who can complement your weaknesses with their strengths. If you are at odds, you are never going to get anything done.

It should be easier to play opposite my wife.

I always had a good relationship with all my team-mates in my career.

My mum always told me 95 per cent of success was partnering well.

The best part of being married is, everything we face in life, we face as a team. I don't do a thing - professionally or personally - without discussing it with my wife.

A sense of humor is great - it goes a long, long way in a marriage.

I played on teams with 24 guys pulling the rope one way and one guy pulling the other. I've seen how destructive it can be. I tell them, 'If 13 of you are insanely successful and one fails, we all lose.'

You learn how to compromise and you learn how to read each other. Honestly, being in a band with two guys has prepared me so much for when it's time for me to get married!

It's important to build trust if you're trying to deal with big things. Big issues require everybody to get outside their comfort zone, and people are more willing to do so if they believe that their partner is sincere in their efforts. And the only way you can do that is to engage them on a personal level.

I love working closely with people.

A family needs to work as a team, supporting each other's individual aims and aspirations.

I think a good relationship is about collaboration.

Anything where people have to work together makes me cry.

We're quite volatile as individuals, but that doesn't work exponentially when we are together. Relationships are about eating humble pie.

You have to work with people you really love.

Marriage is a team effort. Both of us share that philosophy.

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.

You don't stay married for 33 years and not compromise.

I think every time you work with another collaborator, there's an adjustment process where you figure out the other person's strengths, and that has definitely happened for me.