James Altucher Quotes
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I can work in films as long as the story doesn't have a realistic nature. If I'm working with an allegory, a fantasy, it can be developed in synthetic terms.
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Verily He answereth him who prayeth unto Him, and is near unto him who calleth on Him.
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I believe a lot in monogamy, let me tell you.
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I will do today what others won't so I can do tomorrow what others can't.
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I was passionate about soccer. I still am. Odd, though - playing soccer always made me much more anxious than playing tennis. On soccer days, I'd be out of bed by 6 in the morning, all nervous. But I was always calm when it was time for a tennis match. I still don't know why.
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We deem those happy who from the experience of life have learnt to bear its ills without being overcome by them.
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Pakistan is not a rogue state, but it harbours and covertly supports rogue elements. While war is not the answer, hard or coercive diplomacy could be.
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I have to make sure that I make good choices and that if I put my name on it, it's a high-quality endeavor and that I have time to be a human being.
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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
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We may define therapy as a search for value.
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I want to have a career in 10, 20 years, so it's harder now, and maybe more stressful now, but in the future, hopefully it will all pay off.
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I was born and grew up in Fitzgerald, way down in south Georgia. It was a mill town and my family ran the cotton mill. My grandfather was mayor many times and my family felt deeply rooted to that spot.
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Some of my books sort of have a provocative take. Sometimes you find interesting things about characters that show they weren't necessarily the way people usually see them. It can make for lively conversations, but that's great. Spark a little controversy, get people to think about it. That's what it's all about.
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Those who get stuck doing the same things for too long are bound to get left behind the strong who press on and re-invent themselves.
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I always follow what my spirit tells me to do.
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I love thinking about the film, the project and committing myself as much as possible.
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There are no rules, no models; rather, there are no rules other than the general laws of Nature.
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Water is always a support or a healing thing apart from, you know, love or peace of mind.
Nastassja Kinski
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'Use yer heads! A barnyard goose tastes better 'an a wild one cause it don't use its muscles. The same oughta hold true for a giant's brains!'-Bruenor Battlehammer, explaining his new recipe in response to Drizzt's and Wulfgar's expressions of horror and disgust.
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I read more than I do anything else, probably. I read about three books a week.
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It's hard to say no to your kid. It's hard for them to stomp off and not be happy with you for an hour.
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I'm always drawn to the thing I think I can't possibly do, because I tend to be better when I think I can't possibly do something than I am when I'm pretty sure I can do something.
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How great is it to just rest and be happy and not move when you don't have to.
