ClaimsSam Altman

“The most successful people I know believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion.”

Sam Altman, blog author 24 January 2019 How To Be Successful (Sam Altman's blog)

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The most successful people Sam Altman knows believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion.

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Sam Altman, “The most successful people Sam Altman knows believe in themselves almost to the point of delusion.” (said 24 January 2019). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_b0ceeb47328f, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_b0ceeb47328f

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