James Altucher Quotes

Choose something you like to do. I know it's a cliche, and you've heard it over and over. But the reason is, you're going to have to work long and hard to achieve any success. You better like it or life is going to be terrible.

It's really important to find something you really enjoy - something you can focus on and be good at.

You have to wonder at times what you're doing out there. Over the years, I've given myself a thousand reasons to keep running, but it always comes back to where it started. It comes down to self-satisfaction and a sense of achievement.

It is not easy to find something that will intrigue and bind your interest and enthusiasm. This you must seek for yourself.

You want to do good things, and once you've done a couple of good things in a row, you think 'Well gee, let's not mess this up.' But I am lucky at this point that I have something I really love to do, and it completely holds my attention. I never feel frustrated by it.

I look for stuff that I'm passionate about.

If you don't love it, you can't suffer thru all the despair that comes with it. Keep doing it because you love it.

When I took up cricket seriously, I wanted to play for India. When my dream was achieved, I thought what next? Then a fellow cricketer told me, 'Playing for India is easy; playing for 10-15 years is difficult.' Then I changed my dream to play 100 Test matches. I achieved that as well. Now there is nothing to achieve, so I am just enjoying things.

Everybody could use the money, but you don't play for it - you play with your heart - and that's a big difference you see in Barcelona. Everybody wants to play there; everybody wants to enjoy themselves. It's maybe a small percentage, but maybe it's the difference.

As far as fighting, I just love to fight and enjoy my life more because of that. I think that it is pretty apparent to those who know me that I do this because of the love. I am not looking to get famous or acquire a bunch of cash. I am following my passion, and that's what is about for me.

Success is about persistence. You can only afford to be persistent in something you deeply enjoy.

If you don't enjoy something you can't keep at it. That's the thing that sticks with me.

If you are passionate about something, with hard work and opportunity, you will continue as long as you are enjoying what you do.

I do not just play for money.

The advice I give young people is that you have to pursue something, and you have to have fun along the way.

If you do have something you love to do, the fun part of the job is no different than what was fun about doing it in high school for no money. I thought there would be some greater reward in succeeding.

I don't think I would have been such a good runner if I hadn't enjoyed it.

When you’re engaged in what you love to do, it’s like driving in the fast lane. Time flies by and more roads open up to you, alternate routes you may not have even known existed.

Whatever you do, if you do it hard enough you'll enjoy it. The important thing is to work and work hard.

One of the most important lessons of childhood is discovering what you like to do.

Above all, you have to love what you are doing. You cannot fake passion. If you love it you can fight through the rough times and enjoy the good times.

The glory is being happy. The glory is not winning here or winning there. The glory is enjoying practicing, enjoy every day, enjoying to work hard, trying to be a better player than before.

I still have my original love for acting. That's why I feel so lucky. I think that's what sustains me in the sort of leaner times.

Why would I retire from something I enjoy doing? I can hardly wait to get here.

The most important thing is to remain active and to love what you are doing.