Quotes by James Altucher

About James Altucher:

James Altucher is an American hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, bestselling author, and podcaster. He has founded or cofounded over 20 companies, including Reset Inc. and StockPickr and claims to have failed at 17 of them. He has published 11 books, and is a frequent contributor to publications including The Financial Times, TheStreet.com, TechCrunch, Seeking Alpha, Thought Catalog, and The Huffington Post. USA Today named his book "Choose Yourself" among the 12 Best Business Books of All Time.
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I love being honest and intimate with people. I love building community. I love emailing with readers.

James Altucher

You can only make money doing what you love.

James Altucher

The American Dream never really existed. It was a marketing scam.

James Altucher

Every day, you reinvent yourself. You're always in motion. But you decide every day: forward or backward.

James Altucher

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

James Altucher

Become a beacon of enhancement, and then, when the night is gray, all of the boats will move towards you, bringing their bountiful riches.

James Altucher

Procrastination is your body telling you you need to back off a bit and think more about what you are doing.

James Altucher

I find that many entrepreneurs are trying to do everything when it would be cheaper and more time-efficient to delegate, even if there are monetary costs associated with that.

James Altucher

Quantity and persistence will get you the outcomes you need.

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.

James Altucher

It's hard to know which stars in the sky will turn into black holes. And which ones will open up worm holes into entire new universes.

James Altucher

Games are all about taking risks.

James Altucher

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

James Altucher

Everyone is different. We all suffer from the disease of being human. There are a thousand cures but no antidotes.

James Altucher

I've had lots of ups and downs. I've had situations where I've gone against the rules, and I've lost everything.

James Altucher

Everyone is an entrepreneur. The only skills you need to be an entrepreneur: an ability to fail, an ability to have ideas, to sell those ideas, to execute on those ideas, and to be persistent so even as you fail you learn and move onto the next adven...

James Altucher

Don't regret your mistakes. You'll always make mistakes. The better you are, the less mistakes you make. The only way to get better is to thoroughly analyze your mistakes.

James Altucher

I keep track of my blog stats, Facebook subs, my Amazon rank, Twitter followers, Facebook likes per posts, my chess ranking. I get stressed when they all don't go up.

James Altucher

Buying coffee on the street instead of in a Starbucks is the poor man's way to get rich. In other words, you will never get rich by scratching out ten cents from your dollar.

James Altucher

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.

James Altucher

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...

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Author Bio

  • NameJames Altucher
  • DescriptionAmerican hedge fund manager, entrepreneur, and author
  • BornJanuary 23, 1968