Top 82 Quotes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

About Nassim Nicholas Taleb

These are some quotes by Lebanese author Nassim Nicholas Taleb Scientist, who was born in 1960.

I no longer care about the financial system. I gave them my roadmap. OK? Thanks, bye. I've no idea what's going on. I'm disconnected. I'm totally disengaged.

I no longer care about the financial system. I gave them my roadmap. OK? Thanks, bye. I've no idea what's going on. I'm disconnected. I'm totally disengaged.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

If you take risks and face your fate with dignity, there is nothing you can do that makes you small; if you don't take risks, there is nothing you can do that makes you grand, nothing.

If you take risks and face your fate with dignity, there is nothing you can do that makes you small; if you don't take risks, there is nothing you can do that makes you grand, nothing.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Failure saves lives. In the airline industry, every time a plane crashes the probability of the next crash is lowered by that. The Titanic saved lives because we're building bigger and bigger ships. So these people died, but we have effectively improved the safety of the system, and nothing failed in vain.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.

People employed in financial institutions are rarely interesting and even more rarely likable.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Governments that try to shoot for a surplus hardly ever reach it.

Governments that try to shoot for a surplus hardly ever reach it.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I hated school because I liked to daydream and the system tried to stop me from that.

I hated school because I liked to daydream and the system tried to stop me from that.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

It might be useful to be able to predict war. But tension does not necessarily lead to war, but often to peace and to denouement.

It might be useful to be able to predict war. But tension does not necessarily lead to war, but often to peace and to denouement.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Capitalism has forced everyone to overoptimize in order to compete.

Capitalism has forced everyone to overoptimize in order to compete.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Paul Krugman is a danger to society!

Paul Krugman is a danger to society!

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

For many people, commuting is the worst part of the day, and policies that can make commuting shorter and more convenient would be a straightforward way to reduce minor but widespread suffering.

For many people, commuting is the worst part of the day, and policies that can make commuting shorter and more convenient would be a straightforward way to reduce minor but widespread suffering.

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