There is never a time in a company's history when cost control can be relegated to the back burner, but for a startup company, keeping costs low is a vital necessity. - Felix Dennis
Time is the only thing we cannot replace, apart from our health and our lives. I resent wasting a moment of it. - Felix Dennis
When you come across real talent, it is sometimes worth allowing them to create the structure in which they choose to labor. In nine cases out of ten, by inviting them to take responsibility and control for a new venture, you will motivate them to do great things. - Felix Dennis
I'm choosing to do this much work because I want to be an indie game developer and see my project come to fruition. - Eric Barone
It organically kept growing and growing into this big game that in 2016 I was finally able to release as Stardew Valley. - Eric Barone
I've always been an ambitious person, and I've always been obsessed with creating things. - Eric Barone
I've always had this strong urge to create things... drawings, music, stories, poems, whatever. - Eric Barone
Video games allow us to go beyond the normal human experience. They can serve as portals to worlds of limitless imagination and freedom. I've always had a compulsion to discover "what's out there" ...to explore the furthest edges of human potential... and as a kid with a wild imagination, video games seemed like a way to do that. - Eric Barone
What really makes me feel good, makes me feel my life has been totally worthwhile, is that fact that Stardew Valley has brought so much joy and happiness to people, that my little game has brought a lot of positivity to the world. It feels really good - Eric Barone
When you're playing it, I want every moment to be full of joy and wonder and to bring back the kind of magic that you may have felt when you were a kid and you first played video games. - Eric Barone
You should be free to work yourself to the bone, but not to force someone else to do that for you. - Eric Barone
It's a wise man who understands that every day is a new beginning, because boy, how many mistakes do you make in a day? I don't know about you, but I make plenty. You can't turn the clock back, so you have to look ahead. - Mel Gibson
Yes, I am 100% anarchist. Anarchy, to me, is a belief that all transactions, all activity, should be voluntary. It is a peaceful philosophy of not forcing anyone to do anything and not allowing anyone else to force you to do anything. - Jeff Berwick
A man does not really begin to be alive until he has lost himself, until he has released the anxious grasp which he normally holds upon his life, his property, his reputation and position.
I research, write, travel and teach. I rarely arrange for spare time. If we do not fill our days with high priority actions they will fill with low priority actions. I would prefer to live my life according to my highest priorities and do what I love, which again is research, write, travel and teach. It is my mission and calling. It is what inspires me. It is my destiny.
If there is something that you believe you would love to have in your life—such as a more fulfilling career, a life partner, or greater financial freedom—I can tell you that the reason you don’t yet have it in that particular form is almost certainly that you don’t truly value it enough.
Relax into the quietness within yourself where you feel as if you rise out of your own body or where you quiet down so much within yourself that external thoughts or activities are no longer relevant.
Saving money not only helps you feel more abundant and successful but it's also a great incentive. As savings grow, so too does your motivation.
