327 Quotes by James Altucher

Don’t be sad when you fail and happy when you succeed. Both are going to happen again and again at every new level.

If something is not a “hell, YEAH!“, then it’s a “no!

When you get in the door, do not sell your product. People make a decision on your product in five seconds. Sell the dream. Build up images of the dream. Give a taste of what the dream is like. Let it linger.

It’s easy to get anonymous people to hate you. Have an opinion. Be creative. Be yourself.

I’m a big believer in minimalism. Not materialist minimalism, although that’s part of it, but time and energy minimalism. The body is given only so much energy a day.

I get nonstop hate mail. I got one today saying I was “too Jewish,” whatever that means. And over the weekend I got one from a Jewish guy saying I was a disgrace to Jews. So I don’t win either way.

This desire will enable you to seize every opportunity and create the life you want to live.

In one column is the list of ideas. In the other column is the list of “First Steps” – only the first step, because you have no idea where that first step will take you.

You can’t help others if you look in the mirror and hate what you see.