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It's in the valley of failure that we sow our seeds of success.

James Altucher

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James Altucher
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 23
Blogger
Entrepreneur
Fund Manager
Podcaster
New York City
New York
Success
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Valleys
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Failure

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