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.
Academy of Achievement interview, 20 October 2007 source ↗
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.
Academy of Achievement interview, 20 October 2007 source ↗
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.
Home can never really be a place. It is this thing that you carry inside of you.
It was only with her help that I did everything. The tragedy was that after 40 years of marriage she died of cancer.
My parents tell me I was fascinated by numbers even at age two, when I tried teaching other kinds to count using number blocks.
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. It was a lot nicer. I just walked up the stairs one floor. My office was on the top floor, and I just walked up to go to bed, and that way, I had another hour to work every day, because when I walked downstairs, I was instantly in my office without having to fight traffic.
I’m most proud of my family. My five children are all doing quite well, and I’m proudest of them. Of my business accomplishments, obviously I’m proudest of CNN, although on any given day at any given time, the Cartoon Network’s audience is about twice as large.
Derek Sivers, Freddie Hubbard, Terence Tao, Abraham Verghese, Yaa Gyasi, Andrew Young
Search the directory for somebody in particular.