Forget purpose. It’s okay to be happy without one. The quest for a single purpose has ruined many lives. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
The big thing in life is to focus on providing more value to people than they expect. The rest comes then. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Life is better when your sinuses are clean, when your arteries are clean, and when your digestive tract is clean. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
I can tell you this: Everything in my life that I am happy about it is the product of a huge mistake. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“Don’t forget to always give extra. A simple effort will get you a customer for life.” — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Life is too long to reject the opportunities in front of you every day. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
No longer is someone coming to hire you, to invest in your company, to sign you, to pick you. It's on you… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
The universe wants us to have fun doing more than one thing in life. That's how it learns. You don't have one… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
People build up a life, it becomes unsatisfactory, and they want to figure out how to change it like an outfit on… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“Today I will try again. And tomorrow. And then the next day. If I don’t get better, I will at least have… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“In some cultures, like Buddhism, you want things in your life to disappear, to reduce your needs and desires. To achieve some… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“DON’T LEAD A DOUBLE LIFE. Everything you do takes up space in your brain. If you live a double life (and you… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“no matter who you are, no matter what you do, no matter who your audience is: 30 percent will love it, 30… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“One time someone wrote to us: “I’m applying all of the things you suggest, and I am coming up with a ton… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“g) Time it takes to reinvent yourself: five years. Here’s a description of the five years: Year One: You’re flailing and reading… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
I saw 'Star Wars' when I was seven years old, and it changed my life. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Stick with the people who love you and don’t spend a single second on the rest. Life will be better that way. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
It's how you view the life inside you that creates the life outside of you. Everyday. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Every game, and almost every life situation, has short cuts: ways you can get better without learning the entire literature of the… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
If you introduce person A to person B, and then person B is able to solve a pain point in his life,… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Purpose is a man-made fiction. Nobody on their deathbed gets a plaque that says "he focused on only one thing for his… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Reading is the best return on investment. You have to live your entire life in order to know one life. But with… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“Filtering the people we allow into our lives is probably the most important factor in determining whether we will live a happy… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“The day and age of the massive corporations that take care of us from beginning to end are over. But that is… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Mistakes I've made in the past make me afraid to try new things in the future. I want to be perfect. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Take control of who you report to, what you do, what you create. Or start a business on the side. Deliver some value, any… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“How do you get past this?” Diversification is everything. You get past “this” by having lots of “that”s.” — James Altucher Copy Share Image
The best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“Someone who is reinventing always has spare time. Part of reinvention is collecting little bits and pieces of time and carving them the way… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
I'm scammed almost every day. Or, if not scammed, at the very least someone tries to scam me. Usually more than once a day. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
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.… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Help is a conversation. If one side talks too much, the other side will get bored. So make sure you help back when you… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“Finally, I started to care more about getting better than about winning. I started to study my losses. I would take my losses to… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
