Autonomy Quote by Judith Guest

Autonomy... is freedom to develop one's self - to increase one's knowledge, improve one's skills, and achieve responsibility for one's conduct. And it is…

— Thomas Szasz

“The value of autonomy … lies in the scheme of responsibility it creates: autonomy makes each of us responsible for shaping his own life according…

— Atul Gawande

Autonomy means women defining themselves and the values by which they will live, and beginning to think of institutional arrangements which will order their…

— Gerda Lerner

Autonomy: the urge to direct our own lives. Mastery: the desire to get better and better at something that matters. Purpose: the yearning to…

— Daniel H. Pink

“The idea of autonomy denies that we are born into a world that existed prior to us. It posits an essential aloneness; an autonomous…

— Matthew B. Crawford

Autonomy is the capacity to act on principles that are one's own and one will exercise this capacity by means of a process of…

— Alison Assiter

“Autonomy is about being self-governing: being able to make decisions based on your own (and your family’s own) best interests. I had no idea…

— Anna Newell Jones

OK, look, I just - I think that - I think everyone underestimates the power of an autonomy of every individual to make their…

— Emily Compagno

Autonomy leads to empowerment. We work hard to maintain a balance between collaboration and cooperation and independence.

— Bobby Kotick

We have a tendency to romanticize independence. Most business literature still views autonomy as a virtue, as though communication, teamwork, and cooperation were lesser…

— Keith Ferrazzi

“(1) Autonomy—the desire to direct our own lives (2) Mastery—the urge to make progress and get better at something that matters (3) Purpose—the yearning…

— Daniel H. Pink

“True autonomy is preceded by the experience of being dependent. True liberation can be found only beyond the deep ambivalence of infantile dependence.”

— Alice MIller, The Drama of the gifted child