Quotes from James Altucher

know that if I can deliver a message that actually helps people in this chaotic world, than money will be a byproduct of that in the long run.

At any point in your career, you are either a thermostat or a thermometer. You either define the temperature of the people around you and help them achieve their goals and dreams, or you simply do as you're told and be a follower and never inspire. How do you become the thermostat?

As of January of 2013 almost half the world lived on less than $2.5 a day, and 80% of the world lived on less than $10 a day

Execution saved Lois's life.

Why are you so angry? Corporate America has always sucked.

If one side says, "We can only go as low as $36,000 on this car," you can say, "I can't go higher than $30,000. How am I supposed to come up with the $36,000?" And just see what they say. Ask "open-ended questions" starting with "how" or "what." Ask a lot of them. Be prepared in advance with your "how" questions.

If too many things have to happen in order to bring about the situation you want, then back out of it and try again later.

Ask them a question like, 'Do you want this project to fail?' or 'Is this situation not going to work out for either side?'" They don't want to fail, so they will say "no." Now you can start to find common ground.

For instance, you can say, "I know you might not trust me. I know you have had bad dealings in the past. I know you've had a hard childhood and this is the only way to make money." They will say, "That's right." And once you have empathy with them, you can be a little more insistent on what it is you want.

First you listened to people, then you took care of people, but now you unite people under a vision they believe in and trust and bond with.

Nobody wants to feel powerless. If the negotiation is not going your way you can say to them, 'Sounds like there's nothing you can do.' "This will make them feel powerless. They will say 'no' to that and now they will try to do something for you to prove they are not powerless.

As Nassim Taleb mentioned to me on our podcast, "many people drive two miles to the gym in order to walk two miles on a treadmill." Just walk.

It's important to realize that what's most important is paying attention to the things that are not important.

Nothing wrong with suburbs and kids. But every day, I feel she is telling me, you have to unlock your creativity. If you don't let it flow, it will be trapped inside, it will mutate, it will kill you. Every day, create.

Whatever they say, repeat the last one to three words. Do this as much as possible.

Your brain is a tool you use. It's not who you are.

Listen, I know it's very difficult to go below $36,000. I know you are doing the best you can here. But the most I can afford is $32,157.

The most important thing in life," she told me, "more important than anything else by far, is friendship.

Don't be afraid to go silent. Mirror and then have the confidence to go silent.

You can't get good at something if you are working 20 hours a day. In fact, something is very wrong in your life if that is how much you are working at ONE thing.

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If I don't treat my own projects with respect, then how can I expect others to? If I don't treat myself with dignity, then how can I expect the people around me to treat me, or even one another, with dignity?

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So, if a company is buying lots of smaller companies, they need a vision that explains why bigger is better.