James Altucher Quotes Page 7

“Two out of three have to apply to say “Yes”:

- Intellectually satisfying
- Fun

- Financially worthwhile
Else, always say “No”. Zero exceptions.”

“View every failure as an experiment.”

“Vision is the mother of invention.”

“Warren buffet’s 5/25 rule:
Make a list of the 25 things you want to do in life. Now foo the top 5. And never think about the other 20 ever again. Else they will take time away from the 5 that are most important to you.”

“We wear this bag of skin for only so long.”

“What are your excuses today for not doing what you want?”

“What can I do right now to move forward, in this second?”

“What change did I create by arguing?”

“What if I stopped waiting to begin my life and started pursuing the things I love?”

“Whatever gives you awe, improve 1% per day at. 1% per day, compounded, equals 3800% per year. 3800% per year will make you the best in the world at everything you are interested in.”

“Whatever you want to get better at: do 1% more each day. 1% a day, compound, is 3800% a year. You win.”

“When everyone else is partying, practice your craft.”

“When I do something I don’t want to do, I feel resentment, I don’t do a good job, people get upset, and I lose track of who I am.”

“When I was going to shoot myself in the head I started to figure out what was important to me. And ever since then I’ve had success.”

“When you first make a lot of money:

A) Never invest more than 2% of your net worth in any one investment.

B) Always invest with co-investors smarter than you.

C) Always invest in a CEO who has done it before.

D) Never break these rules.”

“When you get in the mud with a pig, you get dirty and the pig gets happy.”

“When you read a book, you absorb some of the 10,000 hours of expertise the author poured into the creation of that book.”

“When you read a book, you’re a vampire. You suck the entire life out of the author.”

“When you say 'no' you have more time to read, learn, sleep, ask questions, contact friends, love life. Say 'no' more.”

“When you stick out like a nail, you will get hammered.”

“Who you are with is who you are. Don’t spend time with people who are toxic to your daily life.”

“Winners focus on winning, losers focus on winners.”

“Write 10 ideas a day. Your brain get’s rewired when you do that. You become an idea machine. You will always have ideas.”

“You are the average of the five people in your head.”

“You can’t be creative, be social, be proactive, if you are sick in bed.”

“You can’t get rich from a hospital bed. Or a grave. Move every day, sleep well, eat well.”

“You can’t save 7 billion people if you aren’t working every day on your inner world.”

“You either make a choice or someone makes it for you.”

“You get to succeed because if you do enough bad things in a row with the intention of doing a good thing, then eventually you get lucky and a good thing happens.”

“You have a public persona and an inner persona. The two should match. When they don’t match, it’s like you are a sociopath.”