I made so many mistakes in my first successful business I'm almost embarrassed to recount them. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
When you get in the mud with a pig, you get dirty and the pig gets happy. — James Altucher Animal 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 Big things Copy Share Image
If you don't live in the world of choosing, you live in the world of excusing. — 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 Customer Copy Share Image
Whenever things are good, I always worry about what could go wrong. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
You create your luck by being healthy and not regretting the past or being anxious about the future. — James Altucher Anxious Copy Share Image
In every business I had ever started, even ones that had totally failed, I had kept good relations with the investors. — James Altucher Business Copy Share Image
Being a leader doesn't mean you created something or you did something great in the past or some other person has given… — 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… — James Altucher Getting better 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 Can't change Copy Share Image
“Everyone is an entrepreneur. The only skills you need to be an entrepreneur are the ability to fail, to have ideas, to… — James Altucher Adventure Copy Share Image
“The key: always assume you are the least intelligent person in the room. Always. Do this in every room, at every dinner,… — 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
When I give away a book for free, it gets my name out there. That has lifelong value for me that goes… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“The ability to ignore the instant chatter of the mind and to recognize there is something beyond it. There is wisdom beyond… — James Altucher Psychology Copy Share Image
You can't make money without selling something real. You can't make something real without first imagination manifesting itself in your head. You… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“In this new era, you have two choices: become a temp staffer (not a horrible choice) or become an artist-entrepreneur. Choose to… — James Altucher Art Copy Share Image
Somebody has to be on stage, and some people have to be in the audience. That's the only difference. Don't put any… — 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 Brain Copy Share Image
“Here’s an exercise for those who typically wake up anxious and paranoid at three in the morning: instead of counting sheep to… — James Altucher Fitness 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 Audience Copy Share Image
“When the groundwork is done, when we ask for help, when we surround ourselves with those who will respect our time to… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Every time you say yes to something you don’t want to do, this will happen: you will resent people, you will do… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Technology, outsourcing, a growing temp staffing industry, productivity efficiencies, have all replaced the middle class. — James Altucher Class Copy Share Image
This is a new phase in history where art, science, business and spirit will join together in the pursuit of true wealth. — James Altucher Art Copy Share Image
If too many things have to happen in order to bring about the situation you want, then back out of it and… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Investing is for wealth preservation, not wealth creation, so first you have to make wealth. — James Altucher Creation Copy Share Image
“This is not to say you should eat chocolate all the time. You’ll get obese. It’s much better to just simply fall… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“So speak to influence. Don’t speak to call a flower yellow. Speak” — James Altucher Flower Copy Share Image
Forget purpose. It’s okay to be happy without one. The quest for a single purpose has ruined many lives. — James Altucher Adventure Copy Share Image
Life is cold. People stay warm through the intimacy of a story. — James Altucher Cold Copy Share Image
“30 percent will love it, 30 percent will hate it, and 30 percent won’t care.” — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Read every sentence you write out loud. If it sounds boring, kill it. — James Altucher Books Copy Share Image
“People do what they want until they are injured like a kid putting his fingers on the stove.” — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Be honest about mistakes. Even if you are afraid of what people think. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Worry will never solve tomorrow's problems. It will only take energy away from today. — James Altucher Copy Share Image
“idea! Maybe your dreams are nightmares. Make a list of the things you are doing where you can avoid your worst” — James Altucher Dream Copy Share Image
Being fearless precisely when you are most scared is the best hack. — James Altucher Courage Copy Share Image
