James Altucher Quotes
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Honesty is about the scars. It's about the blemishes. But it's more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego. It's about truly helping people.
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Quantity and persistence will get you the outcomes you need.
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Most people are not good people. In business, in art, in almost every 'world' I've been in, most people I've meet are pretty gray to black. It takes practice to be the person who is a source of compassion and honesty.
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Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling.
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Your hands are not made to type out memos. Or put paper through fax machines. Or hold a phone up while you talk to people you dislike. One hundred years from now, your hands will rot like dust in your grave. You have to make wonderful use of those hands now. Kiss your hands so they can make magic.
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Most people don't have the power of persuasion.
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Technology, outsourcing, a growing temp staffing industry, productivity efficiencies, have all replaced the middle class.
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The first rule of personal finance is that it's not personal and it's not financial. It's about your ability to make ten changes and not get too depressed over it.
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I saw 'Star Wars' when I was seven years old, and it changed my life.
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You can't make money without selling something real. You can't make something real without first imagination manifesting itself in your head. You can't have imagination without surrendering yourself to an idea that you want to create something of value to other human beings.
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Investing is for wealth preservation, not wealth creation, so first you have to make wealth.
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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.'
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I love being honest and intimate with people. I love building community. I love emailing with readers.
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Life is better when your sinuses are clean, when your arteries are clean, and when your digestive tract is clean.
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People unconsciously know when you are not listening to them. Then they say 'No' to you.
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My feeling, based on my own experience, is that aiming for grandiosity is the fastest route to failure.
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If you introduce person A to person B, and then person B is able to solve a pain point in his life, then you just made a good connection.
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Don't time travel into the past, roaming through the nuances as if they can change. Don't bookmark pages you've already read.
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I'm invested in about 13 private companies. I've advised probably another 50 private companies.
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Branding jails corporate America, but honesty sets entrepreneurs free.
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Somebody has to be on stage, and some people have to be in the audience. That's the only difference. Don't put any thought as to why you are on the stage or how you need to be 'better' than the people in the audience. You aren't better. You're simply the speaker.
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Nobody wants to make me a rich man. In fact, most people want to make me a very poor man. I can guarantee some people fantasize at night about how poor they can make me.
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You're the average of the five people you spend your time with.
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Life is cold. People stay warm through the intimacy of a story.