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 dignityfacefate Change image and share on social
Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well. Nassim Nicholas Taleb austeritydemocracyhandle Change image and share on social
I hated school because I liked to daydream and the system tried to stop me from that. Nassim Nicholas Taleb daydreamhateschool Change image and share on social
Most people are sceptical about the wrong things and gullible about the wrong things. Nassim Nicholas Taleb gulliblepeoplesceptical Change image and share on social
If you are an Arabic-speaking, Greek-Orthodox going to a French school it makes you deeply sceptical if you have to listen to three different accounts of the Crusades - one from the Muslim side, one from the Greek side and one from the Catholic side. Nassim Nicholas Taleb accountarabiccatholic share on social
All of technology, really, is about maximizing free options. Nassim Nicholas Taleb freemaximizeoption Change image and share on social
I'm in favour of religion as a tamer of arrogance. For a Greek Orthodox, the idea of God as creator outside the human is not God in God's terms. My God isn't the God of George Bush. Nassim Nicholas Taleb arrogancebushcreator Change image and share on social
A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation. Nassim Nicholas Taleb conversationgoodmaxim Change image and share on social
Nobody reads the disclosures that roll down your computer screen. You click 'I agree' but you don't know what you're agreeing to. Nassim Nicholas Taleb agreeclickcomputer Change image and share on social
If you are in banking and lending, surprise outcomes are likely to be negative for you. Nassim Nicholas Taleb banklendnegative Change image and share on social
