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If two people believe in the same story, they might be thousands of miles apart and total strangers, but they still have a sense they can trust each other.

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
Might
Miles
Believe
Trust
People
Story
Sense
Strangers
Two
Thousands
Stories
Total
Stills
Stranger
Still
Apart

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