James Altucher Quotes
I always imagine a good leader is surrounded by people who call their mothers at the end of the day and tell them, 'Mom, you can't believe what I did today. Let me tell you about it.'
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I have not been a good father, but no father has loved his children more. Like my father, I decided the best thing I could do for my kids was work and provide. Fortunately, I've been able to do that. Unfortunately, my work was on the road, and that's meant a life of one-nighters.
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Time has lost all meaning in that nightmare alley of the Western world known as the American mind.
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The Strauss Group identified water as a strategic category presenting significant business opportunity in line with the Group's long term business strategy and vision. We view the development of a technology that enables high quality drinking water for both home and offices as a means to improve the quality of life of millions of people.
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I might not be the greatest actor, but I walk into every project willing to work hard.
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A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement.
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And there is no trade or employment but the young man following it may become a hero.
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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.
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Whereas recessive traits require two bad copies of a gene to become noticeable, a dominant trait expresses itself no matter what the other copy does. A benign example of dominance: If you inherit one gene for sticky wet earwax and one gene for dry earwax, the sticky earwax gene wins out every time.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
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You reach a point where you don't work for money.
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I call tennis the McDonald's of sport - you go in, they make a quick buck out of you, and you're out.
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'What's My Line' 1971 was a magical experience as I was still in my teens, and it was my first appearance. You know how they say you never forget 'your first'!
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Beware how you take away hope from another human being.
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I've been very ill. You just have to trust the Lord.
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No such thing as a man willing to be honest - that would be like a blind man willing to see.
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I do yoga, I do Bikram and I run, and I eat really healthy.
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Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself. And you have no duty towards anyone else.
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There is a word we haven't used yet: virginity... To make a photograph, the plate must be virgin, but your eye as well.
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I think sometimes I don't realise how much the pressure gets to me.
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When people are reading a book, it's a personal thing. They're reading it; it's in their own mind; it's in their own personal space when they're reading it.
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As a global company, we have abundant resources in both capable people and capacity and also competency to make a success in India.
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One cannot be too careful in the selection of adjectives for descriptions. Words or compounds which describe precisely, and which convey exactly the right suggestions to the mind of the reader, are essential.
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I always imagine a good leader is surrounded by people who call their mothers at the end of the day and tell them, 'Mom, you can't believe what I did today. Let me tell you about it.'
