327 Quotes by James Altucher

Remember: complaining is draining. So I wanted to make better use of that energy rather than fight it.

Happiness is just a positive perception from our brain. Some days, you will be unhappy. Our brain is a tool we use. It’s not who we are.

Purpose is a man-made fiction. Nobody on their deathbed gets a plaque that says “he focused on only one thing for his entire life!” Those are counterfeit thoughts in a counterfeit society.

Persistence creates luck.

Quote from the pope: “If we start without confidence, already we have lost half the battle and we bury our talents.

The only way to create value for yourself is to create value for others.

Arguing with people is like reading your e-mail at 4 in the morning. There is absolutely no good that can come of it. It’s just scratching an itch.

I made so many mistakes in my first successful business I’m almost embarrassed to recount them.

The value of your network goes up exponentially when you view your contacts and resources not as a list but as a network of nodes on a graph. Think of the number of connections that can connect two different nodes on that graph. It’s exponential compared to the number of items in a list that connect directly to you. The way you create the network effect is by encouraging people in your network to connect to each other and to help each other.