Aleister Black Quotes

I wanted to figure out a way of living where I didn't have to be in an office every day.

Independent contractors - a rapidly growing piece of the workforce - can often achieve the best quality of life. They can choose from where they work, whom they work for and for how long.

I think I would never be ready to do a regular job. I couldn’t go to the office every day at the same hour. I love my life. This freedom.

That's a tough question; I've been acting since I was 10. My dad was an entrepreneur, so I guess something along those lines. I wouldn't want a 9-5 job.

I live at home and, if I want to start work at 11 o'clock, I can.

I work as often as I want and yet I'm free as a bird.

Aside from a brief stint as a writing tutor during graduate school, I have managed to avoid respectable employment all my adult life.

I specifically left the corporate world so I could wear T-shirts, blue jeans, and honestly, I always wanted to be my own boss.

Being an entrepreneur does, of course, give you greater freedom than someone who is tied to a fixed work schedule, but you'd be mistaken to think that you're going to have it easier than your 9-5 counterparts.

I'm not doing a 9 to 5 job, so every week is different; one week I might be at home for three or four days, and another week it'll be busier. That's the beauty of my job.

I never wanted to work a 9 to 5. I was always a different kid in class.

I roll out of bed in the morning, whenever I want, and I work right away because, to me, that's the life. That's freedom. The whole point for me is that I love the freedom of being an entrepreneur that I do what I want to do when I want to do it.

Swapping out the nine-to-five for a more agile, independent working life brings with it one other huge benefit - a channel for self-actualization.

I like people not being able to be pigeon-holed.

I'm not an employee who goes to the office every morning at the same time. Then, vacations are needed.

I'm in the process of trying to find something that I could do on my own.

I think when I was on the corporate ladder, it was very difficult to maintain the hours. It's a little easier when you have you're an entrepreneur.

For those working menial jobs or putting in 100-hour weeks for corporations, the lure of starting your own business can seem like a great way to get more flexibility, upside, and ownership.

Doing something you enjoy at times of your own choosing and making a living from it: now tell me, is that work?

I like to play by my own rules.

I didn't want to go to college or work in an office or have a nine-to-five job. I knew that quite clearly before I left school.

I always feel freelance writers are leading a heroic life. I think that is the real writer's life. On the other hand, it's good to have another job. It gives you something to do.

I'm not a big-company guy. I need freedom and control.

I've always had a problem with authority. That's why I had to be my own boss.

One of the privileges you have of living the life of an artist and creating your own world and everything is the fact that, in-between times, you can kind of spend them however you want. Because, you know, once you open up your candy store again, you're open for business. And you have to be responsible. You have to be available.