We should ban banks from risk-taking because society is going to pay the price. Nassim Nicholas Taleb banbankpay Change image and share on social
Corporations take the humanity out of trade - they take the happiness out and replace it with something that is ugly. Nassim Nicholas Taleb corporationhappinesshumanity Change image and share on social
We are victims of the post-Enlightenment view that the world functions like a sophisticated machine, to be understood like a textbook engineering problem and run by wonks. In other words, like a home appliance, not like the human body. Nassim Nicholas Taleb appliancebodyengineer share on social
All of technology, really, is about maximizing free options. Nassim Nicholas Taleb freemaximizeoption Change image and share on social
I drive a hybrid, moving into an electric car. I only drink tap water, never consume food that's travelled. Nassim Nicholas Taleb carconsumedrink 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
I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal. Nassim Nicholas Taleb brooklynconcentrationfart 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
Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right. Nassim Nicholas Taleb agoeconomicseconomist Change image and share on social
The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution. Nassim Nicholas Taleb accumulateamericandeficit Change image and share on social