James Altucher

It’s hard not to be buried in a coffin at age 25, even though we might live another 50 years after we are buried.

You need different ways to approach surprise. To bring you back to that feeling you had the first moment you kissed.

The other day, two potential leaders of the free world were insulting each other about the size of their hands (and the sexual tendencies that hand size might predict.) So….

This has happened to me quite a bit. Where everyone around me is clearly smarter and better. I don’t want to fake being smart. But I don’t like to be so obviously the most stupid either.

Very important: There’s no rush. You will reinvent yourself many times in an interesting life. You will fail to reinvent many times. That’s fun also.

I was angry at my sister and it was late at night and we were driving on a highway. So I drove onto an off-ramp, stopped the car, and told her to get out.

All of this while working 9 hours a day at a job he hated and then writing all night.

Wall Street is crooked. This is not really a surprise to anyone. I lived on the street. And I worked on the street. Wall Street starts at broadway and continues down to Water Street.

Don’t give your self-esteem to someone else to watch over.

The best way to have a successful tomorrow, and a successful life, and a successful legacy, is having a successful moment right now.

It struck me that he had a key ingredient to success that I simply did not have and still have trouble doing. He picked up the phone and called me and said hello.

Some things survive to the next generation. Some don’t.