Were born to be players, not pawns.

If you create something, whether it's a painting or a company, I think if you care about it, you have some obligation to go out and tell people about it.

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.

All of us want to be part of something bigger than ourselves, something that matters.

Abstract thinking leads to greater creativity... But in our businesses and our lives, we often do the opposite. We intensify our focus rather than widen our view.

Today it’s economically crucial and personally rewarding to create something that is also beautiful, whimsical, or emotionally engaging.

Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement.