“She was in charge of the 'red team,' the group taking blood samples. (The group collecting urine to check pesticide exposure levels called themselves the 'gold team' in response.)”

“If small groups are included in the decision-making process, then they should be allowed to make decisions. If an organization sets up teams and then uses them for purely advisory purposes, it loses the true advantage that a team has: namely, collective wisdom.”

“Avoid teams at all cost. Keep your circle small. Never join a group that has a name.”

“Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.”

“You ever think Charlie, that our group is the same as any other group like a football team? And the only real difference between us is what we wear and why we wear it?”

“They called themselves The Souls. They told Ms. Olinski that they were The Souls before they were a team, but she told them that they were a team as soon as they became The Souls. Then after a while, teacher and team agreed that they were arguing chicken-or-egg. Whichever way it began--chicken-or-egg, team-or-The Souls--it definitely ended with an egg. Definitely, an egg.”