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

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
Reinvent
Backward
Motion
Decide
Forward
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Always

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