Daniel H. Pink Quotes

I don't think it's a Western thing to really talk about intrinsic motivation and the drive for autonomy, mastery and purpose. You have to not be struggling for survival. For people who don't know where their next meal is coming, notions of finding inner motivation are comical.

Daniel H. Pink

Recitation: by Male by Female

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PurposePeopleDriveThinkSurvival

After I finished my first draft of 'Salvage the Bones,' I felt that I wasn't political enough. I had to be more honest about the realities of the community I was writing about.

Jesmyn Ward

CommunityWritingPoliticalEnough

As the best wine doth make the sharpest vinegar, so the deepest love turneth to the deadliest hate.

John Lyly

LoveBestHateWineDeepestVinegar

So, for example, if a child is labeled as having a learning disability, it has very concrete consequences for the kinds of services and potentially accommodations that child will get.

Robert Sternberg

LearningChildConsequencesWillGet

You know what Disneyland is known for? The Big Turkey Leg. People walk around with enormous deep-fried turkey legs. Like little kids, three-year-old kids eating these five-pound turkey legs.

Steve Carell

WalkPeopleEatingYouKnowLegs

Without bureaus, committees, officials or emissaries to manufacture sentiment in his favor, without intrigue or effort on his part, Grant is the candidate whose supporters have never threatened to bolt.

Roscoe Conkling

EffortNeverWithoutWhoseCandidate

If you turn a smiling face on the world, you've got a chance of finishing up a good-looking old person.

Rolf Harris

WorldChanceFaceSmilingYouTurn

My father wasn't too crazy about me. I loved him anyway. One of the things I regretted for a long time was that he died before he could see that he would be proud of me. I was actually more what he wished for than he thought.

Mike Nichols

FatherTimeMeCrazyProudThought

What matters is that my daughter is surrounded by love. I believe in the right to go down the path that feels best for you.

Monica Cruz

LoveDaughterPathBestBelieveYou

If you're thinking clearly and are content about where your life is - to where you can just think about the present, think about the now - that's what you need to do to hit good golf shots. I know there are a lot of distractions, but when you're thinking clearly, you're more free. You've got to have that freedom on the golf course.

Lucas Black

LifeGoodFreedomThinkThinking

My characters live inside my head for a long time before I actually start a book about them. Then, they become so real to me I talk about them at the dinner table as if they are real. Some people consider this weird. But my family understands.

Judy Blume

FamilyLiveTimePeopleMeStart

I've been in this business for a long while, but it's not like I've been waiting tables. Since I started writing, I've only worked on things that I love. I've had a lot of heartbreak, but you don't become an artist and not expect that.

Joss Whedon

LoveBusinessWaitingWritingYou

Bottom line is don't ever be afraid to fail.

Diamond Dallas Page

AfraidLineBottomFailBottom Line

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