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The best speakers are the ones who have put 10,000 hours into listening.

James Altucher

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James Altucher
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 23
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Being fearless precisely when you are most scared is the best hack.
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If you act like the river, you ultimately flow past all the rocks along the way.
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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.
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The only truly safe thing you can do is to try over and over again. To go for it, to get rejected, to repeat, to strive, to wish. Without rejection there is no frontier, there is no passion, and there is no magic.
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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.
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Honesty is about the scars. Its about the blemishes. But its more than just bragging about failure, which could be a form of ego. Its about truly helping people.
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