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title: "4 Collaboration Quotes By Tim Gunn"
description: "4 Collaboration quotes by Tim Gunn. Plus more from Tim Gunn and more Collaboration sayings from other authors."
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> [Life is a big collaboration. And we can't navigate it alone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/life-is-a-big-collaboration-and-we-can-t-navigate-it-alone/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

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> [Life is a collaboration, it's not a solo act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/life-is-a-collaboration-it-s-not-a-solo-act/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f2e/tim-gunn-2085_collaboration_life-is-a-collaboration-it-s-not-a-solo_2081953.png)

> [Life is not a solo act. It's a huge collaboration, and we all need to assemble around us the people who care…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/life-is-not-a-solo-act-it-s-a-huge-collaboration-and-we-all-need-to/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ff/tim-gunn-2085_care_life-is-not-a-solo-act-it-s-a-huge-colla_2472680.png)

> [Life is a big collaboration - and when you're tackling something that is painful and troubling and is causing you such desperate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/life-is-a-big-collaboration-and-when-you-re-tackling-something-that/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/193/tim-gunn-2085_bigs_life-is-a-big-collaboration-and-when-you_3180167.png)

## Other authors on Collaboration

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-erick-the-black-sheep-g-25260.jpg) Erick "The Black Sheep" G 23 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaboration/erick-the-black-sheep-g/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-ja-perez-31964.jpg) JA Perez 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaboration/ja-perez/)
- [Oli Anderson 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaboration/oli-anderson/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-amit-ray-12354.jpg) Amit Ray 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaboration/amit-ray/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-neil-blumenthal-5487.jpg) Neil Blumenthal 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/collaboration/neil-blumenthal/)

## More by Tim Gunn

> [We shop out of boredom, for release, for excitement, for a sense of achievement, for a sense of control over our unruly existences. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/we-shop-out-of-boredom-for-release-for-excitement-for-a-sense-of/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [And I'm the first one to tell people to break the rules. But you can only break the rules once you know what the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/and-i-m-the-first-one-to-tell-people-to-break-the-rules-but-you-can/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [I learned quickly that if the student’s perception is that you’re not listening to them, and not understanding them, they discredit you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/i-learned-quickly-that-if-the-student-s-perception-is-that-you-re-not/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [Success needs to be measured according to the ambitions and the resources of each designer. And many aren't interested in being a megabrand.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/success-needs-to-be-measured-according-to-the-ambitions-and-the/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [But I will add, there's one thing I will not do, ever: I will never talk to you about things you cannot change. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/but-i-will-add-there-s-one-thing-i-will-not-do-ever-i-will-never-talk/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [Mood has a scuba section? Who knew?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/mood-has-a-scuba-section-who-knew/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [I would say this to my students all the time, it's about 30% you as the teacher and 70% about them. They tend to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/i-would-say-this-to-my-students-all-the-time-it-s-about-30-you-as-the/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [I always say I have a Socratic approach to most things that I do. I pummel people with questions, because I need to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/i-always-say-i-have-a-socratic-approach-to-most-things-that-i-do-i/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [If I had to choose a single destination where I'd be held captive for the rest of my time in New York, I’d choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/if-i-had-to-choose-a-single-destination-where-i-d-be-held-captive-for/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [If I could predict the trends, they would already be there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/if-i-could-predict-the-trends-they-would-already-be-there/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [In a manner of speaking. I certainly never want to lose my voice as an educator.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/in-a-manner-of-speaking-i-certainly-never-want-to-lose-my-voice-as-an/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [Everyone has a best feature, so find clothes and accessories to accentuate those, whether it’s your shoulders or your long legs!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/everyone-has-a-best-feature-so-find-clothes-and-accessories-to/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [I have to have my coffee. I probably have three cups a day, but only before noon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/i-have-to-have-my-coffee-i-probably-have-three-cups-a-day-but-only/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [Most people wear clothing that is too big or too small for them. And "oversized" is the downfall for most of us. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/most-people-wear-clothing-that-is-too-big-or-too-small-for-them-and/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

> [We all had to search for more words to describe things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gunn/we-all-had-to-search-for-more-words-to-describe-things/)

[Tim Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gunn/)

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