--- title: "27 Life Quotes By James Altucher" description: "27 Life quotes by James Altucher. Plus more from James Altucher and more Life sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/james-altucher-1597_every-day_life-is-too-long-to-reject-the-opportuni_594285.png" --- > [Life is too long to reject the opportunities in front of you every day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/life-is-too-long-to-reject-the-opportunities-in-front-of-you-every-day/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/james-altucher-1597_every-day_life-is-too-long-to-reject-the-opportuni_594285.png) > [“Don’t forget to always give extra. A simple effort will get you a customer for life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/don-t-forget-to-always-give-extra-a-simple-effort-will-get-you-a/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/james-altucher-1597_customer_don-t-forget-to-always-give-extra-a-simp_593123.png) > [Life is cold. People stay warm through the intimacy of a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/life-is-cold-people-stay-warm-through-the-intimacy-of-a-story/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bed/james-altucher-1597_cold_life-is-cold-people-stay-warm-through-th_3188709.png) > [Stick with the people who love you and don’t spend a single second on the rest. Life will be better that way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/stick-with-the-people-who-love-you-and-don-t-spend-a-single-second-on/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/386/james-altucher-1597_life_stick-with-the-people-who-love-you-and-d_2684576.png) > [It's how you view the life inside you that creates the life outside of you. Everyday.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/it-s-how-you-view-the-life-inside-you-that-creates-the-life-outside/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d96/james-altucher-1597_everyday_it-s-how-you-view-the-life-inside-you-th_2608089.png) > [Life is a series of failures punctuated by brief successes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/life-is-a-series-of-failures-punctuated-by-brief-successes/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37c/james-altucher-1597_failure_life-is-a-series-of-failures-punctuated_468517.png) > [I saw 'Star Wars' when I was seven years old, and it changed my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/i-saw-star-wars-when-i-was-seven-years-old-and-it-changed-my-life/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/james-altucher-1597_changed_i-saw-star-wars-when-i-was-seven-years-o_3127734.png) > [Life is better when your sinuses are clean, when your arteries are clean, and when your digestive tract is clean.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/life-is-better-when-your-sinuses-are-clean-when-your-arteries-are/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/429/james-altucher-1597_arteries_life-is-better-when-your-sinuses-are-cle_826498.png) > [“Today I will try again. And tomorrow. And then the next day. If I don’t get better, I will at least have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/today-i-will-try-again-and-tomorrow-and-then-the-next-day-if-i-don-t/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/717/james-altucher-1597_failure_today-i-will-try-again-and-tomorrow-and_305464.png) > [“The day and age of the massive corporations that take care of us from beginning to end are over. But that is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/the-day-and-age-of-the-massive-corporations-that-take-care-of-us-from/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/642/james-altucher-1597_choose-life_the-day-and-age-of-the-massive-corporati_3182577.png) > [“Filtering the people we allow into our lives is probably the most important factor in determining whether we will live a happy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/filtering-the-people-we-allow-into-our-lives-is-probably-the-most/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/james-altucher-1597_happy-life_filtering-the-people-we-allow-into-our-l_2521192.png) > [Purpose is a man-made fiction. Nobody on their deathbed gets a plaque that says "he focused on only one thing for his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/purpose-is-a-man-made-fiction-nobody-on-their-deathbed-gets-a-plaque/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/363/james-altucher-1597_counterfeit_purpose-is-a-man-made-fiction-nobody-on_2395558.jpg) > [Reading is the best return on investment. You have to live your entire life in order to know one life. But with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/reading-is-the-best-return-on-investment-you-have-to-live-your-entire/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/403/james-altucher-1597_cost_reading-is-the-best-return-on-investment_2649676.jpg) > [People build up a life, it becomes unsatisfactory, and they want to figure out how to change it like an outfit on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/people-build-up-a-life-it-becomes-unsatisfactory-and-they-want-to/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/827/james-altucher-1597_can-t-change_people-build-up-a-life-it-becomes-unsati_2423334.jpg) > [Every game, and almost every life situation, has short cuts: ways you can get better without learning the entire literature of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/every-game-and-almost-every-life-situation-has-short-cuts-ways-you/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/811/james-altucher-1597_almost_every-game-and-almost-every-life-situati_2845332.png) > [If you introduce person A to person B, and then person B is able to solve a pain point in his life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/if-you-introduce-person-a-to-person-b-and-then-person-b-is-able-to/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e90/james-altucher-1597_able_if-you-introduce-person-a-to-person-b-an_2859020.png) > [“One time someone wrote to us: “I’m applying all of the things you suggest, and I am coming up with a ton…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/one-time-someone-wrote-to-us-i-m-applying-all-of-the-things-you/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/james-altucher-1597_friday_one-time-someone-wrote-to-us-i-m-applyin_2362706.jpg) > [“DON’T LEAD A DOUBLE LIFE. Everything you do takes up space in your brain. If you live a double life (and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/don-t-lead-a-double-life-everything-you-do-takes-up-space-in-your/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0e/james-altucher-1597_brain_don-t-lead-a-double-life-everything-you_2060215.jpg) > [“no matter who you are, no matter what you do, no matter who your audience is: 30 percent will love it, 30…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/no-matter-who-you-are-no-matter-what-you-do-no-matter-who-your/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/james-altucher-1597_audience_no-matter-who-you-are-no-matter-what-you_762442.jpg) > [“In some cultures, like Buddhism, you want things in your life to disappear, to reduce your needs and desires. To achieve some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/in-some-cultures-like-buddhism-you-want-things-in-your-life-to/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8e/james-altucher-1597_abundance_in-some-cultures-like-buddhism-you-want_1011649.png) > [“g) Time it takes to reinvent yourself: five years. Here’s a description of the five years: Year One: You’re flailing and reading…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/g-time-it-takes-to-reinvent-yourself-five-years-here-s-a-description/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8fc/james-altucher-1597_art-making_g-time-it-takes-to-reinvent-yourself-fiv_187893.jpg) > [I can tell you this: Everything in my life that I am happy about it is the product of a huge mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/i-can-tell-you-this-everything-in-my-life-that-i-am-happy-about-it-is/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d89/james-altucher-1597_about_i-can-tell-you-this-everything-in-my-lif_196323.png) > [Forget purpose. It’s okay to be happy without one. The quest for a single purpose has ruined many lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/forget-purpose-it-s-okay-to-be-happy-without-one-the-quest-for-a/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/291/james-altucher-1597_adventure_forget-purpose-it-s-okay-to-be-happy-wit_1693219.png) > [The big thing in life is to focus on providing more value to people than they expect. The rest comes then.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/the-big-thing-in-life-is-to-focus-on-providing-more-value-to-people/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7d9/james-altucher-1597_big-things_the-big-thing-in-life-is-to-focus-on-pro_2130998.png) > [Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/poker-is-a-charismatic-game-people-who-are-larger-than-life-play/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb8/james-altucher-1597_charismatic_poker-is-a-charismatic-game-people-who-a_119000.png) > [No longer is someone coming to hire you, to invest in your company, to sign you, to pick you. It's on you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/no-longer-is-someone-coming-to-hire-you-to-invest-in-your-company-to/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73f/james-altucher-1597_business_no-longer-is-someone-coming-to-hire-you_788044.png) > [The universe wants us to have fun doing more than one thing in life. That's how it learns. You don't have one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/the-universe-wants-us-to-have-fun-doing-more-than-one-thing-in-life/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/james-altucher-1597_doing_the-universe-wants-us-to-have-fun-doing_2395439.jpg) ## Other authors on Life - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-sunday-adelaja-87912.jpg) Sunday Adelaja 2,086 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/sunday-adelaja/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-nishan-panwar-14.jpg) Nishan Panwar 1,901 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/nishan-panwar/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-paulo-coelho-74345.jpg) Paulo Coelho 1,045 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/paulo-coelho/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-ritu-ghatourey-5.jpg) Ritu Ghatourey 893 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/ritu-ghatourey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 659 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/frederick-lenz/) - [Lailah Gifty Akita 630 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/lailah-gifty-akita/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-anurag-prakash-ray-38.jpg) Anurag Prakash Ray 621 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/anurag-prakash-ray/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-maraboli-87325.jpg) Steve Maraboli 550 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/steve-maraboli/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-melchor-lim-61.jpg) Melchor Lim 538 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/melchor-lim/) - [Mehmet Murat ildan 452 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/mehmet-murat-ildan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 432 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/henry-david-thoreau/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 430 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/ralph-waldo-emerson/) ## More by James Altucher > [Mistakes I've made in the past make me afraid to try new things in the future. I want to be perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/mistakes-i-ve-made-in-the-past-make-me-afraid-to-try-new-things-in/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [Take control of who you report to, what you do, what you create. Or start a business on the side. Deliver some value, any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/take-control-of-who-you-report-to-what-you-do-what-you-create-or/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [“oxytocin is the “god hormone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/oxytocin-is-the-god-hormone/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [“How do you get past this?” Diversification is everything. You get past “this” by having lots of “that”s.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/how-do-you-get-past-this-diversification-is-everything-you-get-past/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [The best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/the-best-speakers-are-the-ones-who-have-put-10-000-hours-into/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [“Someone who is reinventing always has spare time. Part of reinvention is collecting little bits and pieces of time and carving them the way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/someone-who-is-reinventing-always-has-spare-time-part-of-reinvention/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/america-is-a-country-of-fighters-people-who-fought-their-way-in-and/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/i-m-scammed-almost-every-day-or-if-not-scammed-at-the-very-least/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/honesty-is-about-the-scars-it-s-about-the-blemishes-but-it-s-more/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/poker-is-a-charismatic-game-people-who-are-larger-than-life-play/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [Help is a conversation. If one side talks too much, the other side will get bored. So make sure you help back when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/help-is-a-conversation-if-one-side-talks-too-much-the-other-side-will/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [“Finally, I started to care more about getting better than about winning. I started to study my losses. I would take my losses to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/finally-i-started-to-care-more-about-getting-better-than-about/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [“g) Time it takes to reinvent yourself: five years. Here’s a description of the five years: Year One: You’re flailing and reading everything and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/g-time-it-takes-to-reinvent-yourself-five-years-here-s-a-description/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [I can tell you this: Everything in my life that I am happy about it is the product of a huge mistake.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/i-can-tell-you-this-everything-in-my-life-that-i-am-happy-about-it-is/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) > [Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/be-honest-about-mistakes-even-if-you-are-afraid-of-what-people-think/) [James Altucher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-altucher/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/life/james-altucher/#itemlist", "name": "27 Life Quotes By James Altucher", "numberOfItems": 27, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Life is too long to reject the opportunities in front of you every day.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "James Altucher" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-altucher/life-is-too-long-to-reject-the-opportunities-in-front-of-you-every-day/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/james-altucher-1597_every-day_life-is-too-long-to-reject-the-opportuni_594285.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/james-altucher-1597_every-day_life-is-too-long-to-reject-the-opportuni_594285.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/122/james-altucher-1597_every-day_life-is-too-long-to-reject-the-opportuni_594285.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Life is too long to reject the opportunities in front of you every day.” — James Altucher", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Don’t forget to always give extra. 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