James Altucher

Author

195 Quotes

Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think.

Don't buy into the 20-hours-a-day entrepreneur myth. You need to sleep 8 hours a day to have a focused mind.

The people who know personal finance hide the money very carefully.

Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think.

Don't buy into the 20-hours-a-day entrepreneur myth. You need to sleep 8 hours a day to have a focused mind.

The people who know personal finance hide the money very carefully.

Poker is a skill game pretending to be a chance game.

I'm a big believer in minimalism. Not materialist minimalism, although that's part of it, but time and energy minimalism. The body is given only so much energy a day.

When I was 7 years old, I plagiarized, word for word, stories from science fiction magazines so my teachers would think I was smart.

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.

When I give away a book for free, it gets my name out there. That has lifelong value for me that goes way beyond the few dollars I could maybe charge.

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.

Ultimately, the best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening.

The best, very best scammers will always ask for your advice. This is their favorite technique. It makes them vulnerable. It flatters your ego.

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.

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.

You're the average of the five people you spend your time with.

You can say no to people who make you feel bad about yourself. To people who backstab you or make you feel anxious in any way.

Being a leader doesn't mean you are the guy who runs things.

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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