When you ask people, 'What's the opposite of fragile?,' they tend to say robust, resilient, adaptable, solid, strong. That's not it. The opposite of fragile is something that gains from disorder. Nassim Nicholas Taleb adaptabledisorderfragile Change image and share on social
I don't go to the doctor except when I'm very ill, and when I go to India, I drink a drop of local water. Nassim Nicholas Taleb doctordrinkdrop Change image and share on social
What we need to do is break the financial community's grip on society. Nassim Nicholas Taleb breakcommunityfinancial Change image and share on social
The grandchildren should not bear the debts of the grandparents. Nassim Nicholas Taleb beardebtgrandchild Change image and share on social
I'm a capitalist but one who is smallist and localist, and who favours businesses where owners are still in charge. Nassim Nicholas Taleb businesscapitalistcharge Change image and share on social
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 denouementleadnecessarily 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 select a very small number of things to be sceptical about, such as markets, and on these I am hypersceptic. But I want to be fooled by randomness in art. I want the ceremonial of religion; we are made for it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb artceremonialfool share on social
Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes. Nassim Nicholas Taleb adventurercapitalismharm Change image and share on social
Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning. Nassim Nicholas Taleb billchildcollege Change image and share on social
