Inspiring Coworker Quotes to Boost Team Spirit and Motivation

"None of us is as smart as all of us."

- Ken Blanchard

"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team."

- Phil Jackson

"If you take out the team in teamwork, it's just work. Now who wants that?"

- Matthew Woodring Stover

"Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much."

- Helen Keller

"Great things in business are never done by one person; they’re done by a team of people."

- Steve Jobs

"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success."

- Henry Ford

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships."

- Michael Jordan

"I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things."

- Mother Teresa

"Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results."

- Andrew Carnegie

"Individual commitment to a group effort—that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work."

- Vince Lombardi

"Always treat your employees exactly as you want them to treat your best customers."

- Stephen R. Covey

"A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent."

- Douglas MacArthur

"Take time to appreciate employees and they will reciprocate in a thousand ways."

- Bob Nelson

"If everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself."

- Henry Ford

"Your employees come first. And if you treat your employees right, guess what? Your customers come back, and that makes your shareholders happy. Start with employees and the rest follows from that."

- Herb Kelleher

"Teamwork makes the dream work."

- John C. Maxwell

"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."

- Harry S. Truman

"Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can."

- Arthur Ashe

"I'm a great believer in luck, and I find the harder I work, the more I have of it."

- Thomas Jefferson

"Challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful."

- Joshua J. Marine

"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work."

- Harry Golden

"Alone we can do so little. Together we can do so much."

- Helen Keller

"How wonderful it is that nobody needs wait a single moment before starting to improve the world."

- Anne Frank

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

- African Proverb

"A diamond is a piece of coal that stuck to the job."

- Michael Larsen

"It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit."

- Harry S. Truman

"You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have."

- Maya Angelou

"Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you."

- Stephen Covey

"Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret."

- Mary Kay Ash

"People want to know they matter, and they want to be treated as people. That’s the new talent contract."

- Pamela Stroko

"All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition."

- Bob Nelson

"The real competitive advantage in any business is one word only, which is ‘people.’"

- Komil Toume

"If you don’t create a great, rewarding place for people to work, they won’t do great work."

- Ari Weinzweig

"Employees aren't just workers, they're the backbone of business and that makes them more important than the boss any day of the week. Good Employees = Good Business."

- Kilroy J. Oldster

"We may have all come on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now."

- Martin Luther King, Jr.

"The best teamwork comes from men who are working independently toward one goal in unison."

- James Cash Penney

"The nicest thing about teamwork is that you always have others on your side."

- Margaret Carty

"Unity is strength. . . when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved."

- Mattie Stepanek

"Tough times don’t last. Tough teams do."

- Robert Schuller

"We rise by lifting others."

- Robert Ingersoll

"When you hand good people possibility, they do great things."

- Biz Stone

"To me, teamwork is the beauty of our sport, where you have five acting as one. You become selfless."

- Mike Krzyzewski

"No one can whistle a symphony. It takes a whole orchestra to play it."

- H.E. Luccock

"We cannot be separated in interest or divided in purpose. We stand together until the end."

- Woodrow T. Wilson

"Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean."

- Ryunosuke Satoro

"A boat doesn’t go forward if each one is rowing their own way."

- Proverb

"I truly believe when we stand together we stand a chance."

- Korie Robertson

"The best way to predict the future is to create it together."

- Joe Echevarria

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."

- Margaret Mead

"The secret is to gang up on the problem, rather than each other."

- Thomas Stallkamp

"Remember, we all stumble, every one of us. That’s why it’s a comfort to go hand in hand."

- Emily Kimbrough

"Don’t aspire to be the best on the team. Aspire to be the best for the team."

- Brian Tracy

"Cooperation is the thorough conviction that nobody can get there unless everybody gets there."

- Virginia Burden

"The way to achieve your own success is to be willing to help somebody else get it first."

- Iyanla Vanzant

"Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life forever."

- Amy Poehler

"We rise by lifting others"

- Robert Ingersoll

"There is no such thing as a self-made man. You will reach your goals only with the help of others."

- George Shinn

"The meeting of preparation with opportunity generates the offspring we call luck."

- Tony Robbins

"If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."

- Sir Isaac Newton

"Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value."

- Albert Einstein

"The employer generally gets the employees he deserves."

- J. Paul Getty

"Our destiny is not written for us, it's written by us"

- Barack Obama

"I'm no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I'm changing the things I cannot accept."

- Angela Davis

"Create an environment where people can take risks. If everything has to be brilliant from the word go, you're never gonna get off the ground."

- Paul Hewson, a.k.a Bono

"Every once in a while you hear an expert that says team chemistry is overrated. You just write that person off."

- Tony La Russa

"Failure and invention are inseparable twins. To invent you have to experiment, and if you know in advance that it's going to work, it's not an experiment."

- Scott Galloway

"The opposite for courage is not cowardice, it is conformity. Even a dead fish can go with the flow."

- Jim Hightower

"To be good, and to do good, is all we have to do."

- John Adams

"In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity"

- Sun Tzu

"Iteration is the fundamental basis of all improvement."

- Mark Manson

"You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist."

- Indira Gandhi

"There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others."

- Mandy Hale

"You are not the work you do; you are the person you are."

- Toni Morrison

"Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future."

- Deepak Chopra

"The worst walls are never the ones you find in your way. The worst walls are the ones you put there."

- Ursula K. Le Guin

"Decency is avoiding disrespect, not avoiding disagreement. Integrity is trying to get it right, not being right."

- Adam Grant

"Be more concerned with your character than with your reputation. Your character is what you really are while your reputation is merely what others think you are."

- John Wooden

"Never confuse movement with action."

- Ernest Hemingway

"Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life."

- Amy Poehler

"I don't like that man. I must get to know him better."

- Abraham Lincoln

"You don’t need a new plan for next year. You need a commitment."

- Seth Godin

"Understand this if you understand nothing: it is a powerful thing to be seen."

- Akwaeke Emezi

"Intellect is the power tool of our separateness. The intuitive, compassionate heart is the doorway to our unity."

- Ram Dass

"It's better to be alone than in bad company."

- George Washington

"Efficiency is doing better than what is already being done."

- Peter Drucker

"Many ideas grow better when transplanted into another mind than the one where they sprang up."

- Oliver Wendell Holmes

"I want to thank you for not only teaching me how to do things but also why."

"Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to share your experience and knowledge with me. It has truly made a difference!"

"Thank you for all of the time and energy you put into helping me learn new skills. Your patience has helped me grow tremendously."

"You don't know it yet, but your guidance as my mentor has made a significant difference in my life."

"Your advice is always on point. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with me!"

"Thank you for all of the training you have given me. I appreciate it!"

"Thank you for your leadership and your knowledge. I appreciate them both a lot."

"Thank you so much for the great guidance and support during this project! I couldn't have done it without you."

"We may not always see eye-to-eye, but we'll always be a great team!"

"Our opinions may differ and our ideas may not always match. But I know that no matter what happens, you will ALWAYS have my back!"

"[We may see things differently](https://matterapp.com/blog/how-to-agree-to-disagree-while-being-open-minded); however, we are both valuable assets to this team."

"I am thankful for your perspective. It helps me see things from a different angle as well!"

"Even though we're not on the SAME page, we're both contributing to this team and heading towards one goal: SUCCESS!"

"I appreciate your resilience and I admire your hard work and dedication to the job despite the difficult circumstances."

"You are an example of resilience and dedication to the company."

"You're doing a great job at becoming more efficient in your workflow, keep it up!"

"I'm happy that you were able to get through this hard time and come out stronger than ever, I appreciate what you do for the company."

"Even though things are tough right now, keep up the good work! It means a lot to us!"

"If every single person at work was like you, it would be an awesome place to be."

"You're the reason I don't dread going into work. If my day is going to be a good one it's because of you."

"It's always an adventure around here because of you! Thank you so much for [making things interesting](https://matterapp.com/blog/coworker-appreciation-meme)!"

"Your laughter is infectious. You make coming into work exciting."

"Your commitment really shows. I appreciate your hard work!"

"Thank you for always representing us with pride! We couldn't do what we do without dedicated employees like you!"

"Thank you for going above and beyond what's required of your job."

"Your hard work and dedication inspire us all and we want to extend our congratulations on your recent promotion."

"Your dedication at work doesn't go unnoticed. Thank you for all that you do!"

"Thank you for your help getting me through the first few weeks here. It made a difference to have you there for support."

"You're an absolute pleasure to work with every day, but today has been especially wonderful because of this lovely picture frame that now sits proudly on my desk!"

"Thank you so much for the book, it is one of the best gifts I've received in a while. This will be great to keep in my office and show off!"

"Even though we're working, it doesn't feel like it because you always make it fun! Thank you for that!"

"Since [Coworker Name] has been such an integral part of our office, we're excited to congratulate her promotion!"

"I just wanted to express my gratitude towards you again because you have blessed me with this lovely picture frame that proudly hangs on my desk today. You are an amazing friend and co-worker."

"Thank you so much for thinking of me with this amazing gift. I've been using it every day and everyone always asks me where I got it from! It makes the workday even better already."

"I'm so happy about your promotion and want to thank you for being a great coworker."

"I hope this message can convey how much respect I have for your teamwork and contributions to our office. Congratulations on your promotion!"

"This is such a thoughtful gift! I'm so glad to have met you and hope we can work together for a long time."

"I want to thank you for being such a great coworker. You are more than deserving of this promotion."

"You make sure everyone is always up-to-date on the things they need to know and care about. We appreciate it!"

"We'll miss you so much, but your impact will never be forgotten. Have fun on your next journey!"

"Your absence will be felt, but your influence will always be remembered!"

"You have touched our lives in so many ways, thank you for being a tremendous coworker and friend."

"Your dedication, hard work, and positive attitude have impacted us all. We wish you the absolute best with everything that lies ahead of you!"

"It has been wonderful to work alongside someone with such amazing wisdom and experience. Thank you for all that you've taught us ."

"I appreciate the effort you put into your work."

"Your influence has spread to other teams and helped us grow together."

"You have shown that you care, not just about this project but about the people who are doing the work. That means a lot to all of us."

"Thank you for being there when we need someone beside us. You motivate us to do our best and continue even when it's tough or has been a long day."

"Thank you so much for providing me with such thorough training. You do an amazing job at mentoring new hires like myself!"

"Wow thanks for working overtime today, I wouldn't have finished this report without your help! You're a lifesaver!"

"Thank you for all of your efforts to make our team succeed. We wouldn't be here without you."

"The next time I ask for something big like this I know who I'm calling."

"You need to be proud of yourself. Your performance has been outstanding."

"Great work on that project."

"I know things are tough right now but I want you to know how much we appreciate your hard work and dedication."

"I truly appreciate your enthusiasm every day! You make coming to work exciting!"

"Being around you always puts me in a better mood, thank you."

"I want to thank you again for the way that you handle tough situations with a smile and can-do attitude. It is incredibly encouraging to those of us who look up to your energy!"

"We appreciate the way you take on challenges with such a positive attitude. You leave us with such a great impression."

"Thanks for your positive outlook and a great attitude, it's very much appreciated!"

"Thanks for being a great team player! You are wonderful and helpful at work!"

"We're lucky to have such a great team player like you on our side! Thanks for making it easier to get things done around here."

"Your work ethic is impeccable and I appreciate that you're a team player. You go above and beyond!"

"Thank you for being such a great coworker who is willing to help out the team. I appreciate your hard work and dedication."

"You are one of the best people to collaborate with!"

"You have inspired me to reach more of my potential, to be brave in new situations."

"It's great how your encouragement inspires me to give my best. Thanks for being a source of motivation."

"You inspire me every day with how hard you work on yourself and the difference you make in the lives of others."

"Your ability to find humor even in stressful times is an inspiration!"

"I admire your drive and commitment to goals and accomplishments."

"Your smile and attitude make coming to work a pleasure every day!"

"Your positivity is contagious! Thank you for brightening my day."

"You are an inspiration because of your persistent, positive attitude."

"Your positive attitude and hard work are what make you great!"

"Thank you for having a positive attitude and a great work ethic! This is what makes a good coworker!"