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.

Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right.

Years ago, I noticed one thing about economics, and that is that economists didn't get anything right.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The people I go after are the false experts, those who do not accept the limits of their knowledge.

The people I go after are the false experts, those who do not accept the limits of their knowledge.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

I'm a private intellectual, not a public one.

I'm a private intellectual, not a public one.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Deficits are like putting dynamite in the hands of children. They can get out of control very quickly.

Deficits are like putting dynamite in the hands of children. They can get out of control very quickly.

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You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.

You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

What we do today has nothing to do with capitalism or socialism. It is a crony type of system that transfers money to the coffers of bureaucrats.

What we do today has nothing to do with capitalism or socialism. It is a crony type of system that transfers money to the coffers of bureaucrats.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope, some day, to find something to say.

Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope, some day, to find something to say.

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

Never take advice from anyone in a tie. They'll bankrupt you. Don't ask a general for advice on war, and don't ask a broker for advice on money.

Never take advice from anyone in a tie. They'll bankrupt you. Don't ask a general for advice on war, and don't ask a broker for advice on money.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The mortgage crisis is a clear instance of consumers who needed protection. There was predatory lending to people who didn't know what they were doing.

The mortgage crisis is a clear instance of consumers who needed protection. There was predatory lending to people who didn't know what they were doing.

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