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Derek Sivers Founder of CD Baby; author of Anything You Want
When I decided to sell my company, I already had enough. I live simply. I don't own a house, a car, or even a TV. The less I own, the happier I am. The lack of stuff gives me the priceless freedom to live anywhere anytime. So I didn't need or even want the money from the sale of the company. I just wanted to make sure I had enough for a simple comfortable life.
Recorded Essay on sive.rs, Derek Sivers, 4 December 2009 source ↗
Terence Tao Mathematician; Fields Medallist, 2006
My parents tell me I was fascinated by numbers even at age two, when I tried teaching other kinds to count using number blocks.
Recorded Oxford University Press Blog, 1 September 2006 source ↗
Ted Turner Broadcaster and businessman; founder of CNN
I lived on a couch in my office for ten years, and then luckily, I got wealthy enough to build a little penthouse on the roof — 700 square feet — and I moved up there.
Recorded Academy of Achievement interview, 20 October 2007 source ↗
Abraham Verghese Physician and writer; professor at Stanford University
He says, "Dad, I'm not necessarily looking for that. I just want to make enough money in doing this thing I love to do." I mean, what more could I say about that? So I said, "Go for it.
Recorded Krista Tippett, On Being with Krista Tippett, Stanford University, 4 April 2019 source ↗

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