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Honesty is the fastest way to prevent a mistake from turning into a failure.

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
Failure
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Honesty

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