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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.

James Altucher

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James Altucher
Age: 56
Born: 1968
Born: January 23
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