Daniel H. Pink Quotes

Being relatively unmoved by rewards gives you the incalculable power to go your own way.

I want to do it because I want to do it.

Be above it! Make the world serve your purpose, but do not serve it.

Autonomy: the urge to direct our own lives. Mastery: the desire to get better and better at something that matters. Purpose: the yearning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves. These are the building blocks of an entirely new operating system for our businesses.

You make you work for yourself. It's the feeling of, 'If nobody ever saw it, that'd be fine, too.'

When Marcus Garvey spoke about self-reliance, he wasn't only talking about people of colour. It's like self-reliance in general, for anyone. Just keep moving and moving within the right direction, and everything will be all right.

When once an Indian sees that his food is secure, he does not care what the chief or any one else says.

I skate just to satisfy my own desire and not care about other people's desire for me to do well.

It's funny, everything is so much easier when you do it yourself.

There's always a lot of talk about motivation to race, but nobody really knows what I do or what I think apart from myself, so I don't really care what people think.

I'm trying to do it my way. For me to be happy in the business means I have to do it myself.

If someone else isn't making it happen for you, make it happen yourself.

The spirit of self-help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual.

From my tribe I take nothing, I am the maker of my own fortune.

I don't have to do anything for anyone else's benefit anymore. I just want to exceed my own expectations.

My life is proof that I don't need you to do what I do. If there's no one to see it, I'll watch it.

I'm not driven by being understood.

No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings.

I just want choices. It's not about making money and having a lot of friends in Hollywood; that's the last thing I want.

I developed a sense of maturity when it comes to being dependent upon other people. I don't feel anyone really truly wants me to win more than I do.

It's not necessary, in order to be a complete person, that I have a man. It's not the end-all, be-all of my life.

If you're a caretaker, who are you when there's no one else to take care of?

I definitely wanted to earn my freedom. But the primary motivation wasn't making money, but making an impact.

I never set out to be rich and famous. I wanted to follow my own path.

Taking the future in your own hands has a fantastic psychological impact.