“I think that educators are in sales. Essentially, what you are doing is making an exchange with your class. You're saying, 'Give me your attention. In exchange, I'll give you something else.' The cash register is not ringing. It's not denominated in dollars or cents or euros, but it is a form of sales in a way. It is an exchange.”

American non-fiction writer

Daniel H. Pink is an American non-fiction writer known for his bestselling books and public work on ideas about work, motivation, and behavior. He is credited with seven New York Times bestsellers. He also hosted and co-executive produced the National Geographic Channel social science series Crowd Control. Earlier, from 1995 to 1997, he served as chief speechwriter for Vice President Al Gore, bringing political communications experience to his later writing.