Stefano Pessina Quotes

Work for the fun of it, and the money will arrive some day.

I have never been motivated by money.

I don't want to work to make money. I want to work to work.

My motivation has always been to do technology apps and companies, not making money. Just because the money's come, nothing's changed.

I love what I do, and I'm not doing anything either for money or for the sake of some unfulfilled ambition.

For a rich and reasonably successful guy, it is impossible not to enjoy your job; otherwise, why would you spend so much time and effort doing it? I am a great fan of Norilsk, and I like this kind of challenge.

I am a free man. I don't need to earn money. But I need to love what I do.

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

The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but because I thought it was fun. I found it exciting. It fulfilled me, whatever it was that I was looking for.

The secret is keeping busy, and loving what you do.

I don't do something I won't enjoy just for the money. I do it for the fun, for the joy of working.

Only he is successful in his business who makes that pursuit which affords him the highest pleasure sustain him.

My life goal is to find a nice balance between working for money and working for fulfillment.

Money is important, but it's not the only driving factor for me.

Fun is the most important. If you do stuff for money, it never works out.

Everybody should get to make a living with their passion.

There has to be something in every role that interests you.

You can only make money doing what you love.

I only am in this business because I enjoy it. I think that is the only way to be in the business.

Thank God, I have the opportunity to do what I love, which is my family and work on a business and try and make it the best that it can be.

Why isn't it natural for people who have lived and worked at something to want to use the knowledge and capacity in a new way, free from the burden of making a living?

I think a lot of times it's not money that's the primary motivation factor; it's the passion for your job and the professional and personal satisfaction that you get out of doing what you do that motivates you.

There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.

At the end of the day, I don't need to work, and I think it's good that I have the drive and willpower to get up and do something in the morning even though I don't need to.

I really enjoy what I'm doing.