1. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 1 Interdependence No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main. —John Donne

2. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 2 Interdependence I feel we are all islands—in a common sea. –Anne Morrow Lindberg

3. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 3 Interdependence Over 90 percent of us who work for a living do so in organizations, and the ability to function effectively as a member of a team is usually an imperative of success. —Nathaniel Branden

4. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 4 Interdependence We are all interdependent. Do things for others—tribe, family, community—rather than just for yourself. –Chief Wilma Mankiller

5. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 5 Interdependence If people around you aren’t going anywhere, if their dreams are no bigger than hanging out on the corner, or if they’re dragging you down, get rid of them. –Earvin “Magic” Johnson

6. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 6 Interdependence It is amazingly empowering to have the support of a strong, motivated and inspirational group of people. –Susan Jeffers

7. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 7 Interdependence Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you too can become great. –Mark Twain

8. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 8 Interdependence No matter how diligent or persistent you have been, there is not one of us who made this journey toward success by ourselves. —Oprah Winfrey

9. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 9 Interdependence People acting together as a group can accomplish things which no individual acting alone could ever hope to bring about. —Franklin Delano Roosevelt

10. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 10 Interdependence Love thy neighbor as thyself, but choose your neighborhood. —Louise Beal

11. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 11 Interdependence When things really get difficult, all I can say is, ask for help. –Dr. Bernie Siegel

12. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 12 Interdependence Never doubt that a small group of committed humans can change the world. It’s the only thing that ever has. –Margaret Mead

13. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 13 Interdependence Align yourself with powerful people. Align yourself with people that you can learn from, people who want more out of life, people who are stretching and searching and seeking some higher ground in life. –Les Brown

14. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 14 Interdependence For a large part of my adult life I felt ashamed whenever I needed help. —John Bradshaw

15. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 15 Interdependence Peak performers...are committed to their missions over the long haul, and they take all the help they can get. —Charles Garfield

16. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 16 Interdependence Nobody in business works in a vacuum. We work in teams, divisions, committees, work groups. —Dan Gutman

17. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 17 Interdependence Nobody but nobody can make it out here alone. —Maya Angelou

18. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 18 Interdependence No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you. —Althea Gibson Darben

19. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 19 Interdependence My driving belief is this: great teamwork is the only way to reach our ultimate moments, to create the breakthroughs that define our careers, to fulfill our lives with a sense of lasting significance. —Pat Riley

20. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 20 Interdependence Until recently, the “old girls” did not know how the “old boys” network operated.... Women now know that, besides hard work and lots of skill, the move to the top requires a supportive network. —June E. Gabler

21. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 21 Interdependence Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much. —Helen Keller

22. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 22 Interdependence When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen. —Ernest Hemingway

23. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 23 Interdependence I like to give my energy to activities that affirm the oneness of humankind. –Clair Randall

24. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 24 Interdependence If there is any one secret of success, it lies in the ability to get the other person's point of view and see things from his angle as well as your own. –Henry Ford

25. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 25 Interdependence Once a human being has arrived on this earth, communication is the largest single factor determining what kinds of relationships she or he makes with others and what happens to each in the world. –Virginia Satir

26. On Course, Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.Interdependence - 26 Interdependence Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. –Oprah Winfrey