“Whereas success is zero-sum in a group of takers, in groups of givers, it may be true that the whole is greater… — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
Every player is not going to have the chance to do everything that they want to do. But how do you mesh… — Billy Donovan Copy Share Image
This is what I find most magnetic about successful givers: they get to the top without cutting others down, finding ways of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“A painting is more than the sum of the parts,” he would tell me, and then go on to explain how the… — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
To get important work done, most leaders organize people into teams. They believe that when people collaborate toward a common goal, great… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
On my license, it says I'm an organ donor, but the truth is I'd consider being an organ martyr. I'm sure I'm… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
There is a real joy to be able to get up and react to each other and appreciate the whole being greater… — Lindsey Buckingham Copy Share Image
My model for business is The Beatles: They were four guys that kept each others' negative tendencies in check; they balanced each… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
The sum of the parts equals less than the whole. Or the howl. Or the how. Or the hole. — Katy Lederer Copy Share Image
Focus is about saying, No. And the result of that focus is going to be some really great products where the total… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
In order to put it into perspective, as an actor, it's super hard to get on a TV show. If you get… — Thomas Middleditch Copy Share Image
My model for business is The Beatles. They were four guys who kept each other kind of negative tendencies in check. They… — Steve Jobs Copy Share Image
[With Photosynth,] all of those photos become linked together, and they make something emergent that's greater than the sum of the parts. — Blaise Aguera y Arcas Copy Share Image
“so here i sit. a sum of the parts. about a third way down this wonderful path, so to speak. and i've… — Chris Wright Copy Share Image
“The whole is not the sum of the parts, and neither is the whole greater than the sum of the parts. The… — Simon Robinson Copy Share Image
A kind of synthesis, but with some elements that perhaps you wouldn't have expected in advance. I always like that when that… — Evan Parker Copy Share Image
“As it happens, I think that in really good stories, the whole is always greater than the sum of the parts.” — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“Really, Dad. I understand now about the whole being greater than the sum of the parts.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
“Modern economics, by which I mean the style of economics taught and practised in today's leading universities, likes to start the enquiries… — Partha Dasgupta Copy Share Image
It's the sum of the parts that make up the whole, so in my opinion excellence comes from how one undertakes to… — Pankaj Patel Copy Share Image
“Imagine going to work every day to do only and exactly what you love!! All the work gets done because of the… — Denise Moreland Copy Share Image
In an ideal world, as a director, you usually wish you could do your own thing and not have to take anyone… — Johan Renck Copy Share Image
“It's that way with people, too. Only with people it's sometimes that the whole is less than the sum of the parts.” — Wendelin Van Draanen Copy Share Image
When you get an idea, so many things come in that one moment. You could write the sound of that idea, or… — David Lynch Copy Share Image