Investing is for wealth preservation, not wealth creation, so first you have to make wealth. James Altucher More Quotes by James Altucher More Quotes From James Altucher Every successful business, even Google, Facebook, Twitter, started with a combination of manual improvements and friends of the founders using the site. James Altucher googleimprovementsuccessful Out of silence comes the greatest creativity. Not when we are rushing and panicking. James Altucher rushingcreativitysilence I love being honest and intimate with people. I love building community. I love emailing with readers. James Altucher communitylove-ispeople If coming up with ten ideas sounds too hard, then come up with twenty. James Altucher twentiessoundideas Being grateful is the bridge between the world of nightmares and the world where we are free to say no. It's the bridge between the world of delusions and the world of creativity. James Altucher creativitygratefulcompassion Don't stay at the job for safe salary increases over time. That will never get you where you want - freedom from financial worry. Only free time, imagination, creativity, and an ability to disappear will help you deliver value that nobody ever delivered before in the history of mankind. James Altucher youfreedomtimehistory Everyone is an entrepreneur. The only skills you need to be an entrepreneur: an ability to fail, an ability to have ideas, to sell those ideas, to execute on those ideas, and to be persistent so even as you fail you learn and move onto the next adventure. James Altucher youentrepreneuradventureideas Nobody wants to make me a rich man. In fact, most people want to make me a very poor man. I can guarantee some people fantasize at night about how poor they can make me. James Altucher memannightpeople Read every book, blog, website, whatever, about what you want to be an expert in. James Altucher whateveryouwantbook The people who know personal finance hide the money very carefully. James Altucher hidefinancemoneypeople I keep track of my blog stats, Facebook subs, my Amazon rank, Twitter followers, Facebook likes per posts, my chess ranking. I get stressed when they all don't go up. James Altucher facebookgofollowerschess Quantity and persistence will get you the outcomes you need. James Altucher needwillyoupersistence I can tell you this: Everything in my life that I am happy about it is the product of a huge mistake. James Altucher i-ammy-lifeyoulife I am a sore loser. It's not that I'm so competitive with others. But I'm competitive with myself. I like to do better than I did before. James Altucher i-ambettermyselfloser I loved Internet businesses, having built and sold one. And I loved the financial business, despite the fact that it was almost all a scam. James Altucher lovedinternetfinancialbusiness Poker is a charismatic game. People who are larger than life play poker and make their living from playing games and hustling. James Altucher gameplaylifepeople I'm scammed almost every day. Or, if not scammed, at the very least someone tries to scam me. Usually more than once a day. James Altucher every-daysomeonedayme
