Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
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These political movements flourish on the margins of Turkish society because of poverty and because of the people's feeling that they are not being represented.
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Of course, giving is deeply emotional. But supplementing emotion with research makes it more likely that a gift can have a bigger impact. It's like any investment. After all, you wouldn't put funds into stocks or bonds without understanding the potential return. Why wouldn't you do the same when investing in society?
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I was doing community theater since I was about nine.
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I'm not a movie star like other actors in the way that I need to walk with a bodyguard.
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Society exists only as a mental concept; in the real world there are only individuals.
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Society attacks early, when the individual is helpless.
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Capital is reckless of the health or length of life of the laborer, unless under compulsion from society.
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And I do believe that the way to change a society, to uplift people - not just their spirit, but to uplift their society and economic base - is through education.
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I think the paparazzi is a necessary evil... and if ya don't like it, and ya don't want to do this, go to Iowa and do some community theatre. It's all about self-promotion, and it's not always the fun part of it.
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You can't reorder any society from outside. You can help from within.
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It was this society and culture that among other things - including economic opportunities here and repression in Europe - attracted subsequent generations of immigrants to this country.
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That's the kind of consumer society we live in. We're always looking for the next product that's going to change your life instead of just going out and changing your life.
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I was raised by a family that there was no, 'You're a girl so you have a limited number of options.' In my community, that was never anything that happened.
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Even the best scientists are often insecure and feel the need for recognition.
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Never have anyone else carry your luggage. Pack only what you need.
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I love the concept of community energy.
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We are not yet a society free of sexism, and this will continue to be an issue for all women candidates.
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Orwell wasn't right about where society was in 1984. We haven't turned into that sort of surveillance society. But that may be, at least in small part, because of his book. The notion that ubiquitous surveillance and state manipulation of the media is evil is deeply engrained in us.
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I didn't necessarily have a total idea when I was writing the movie of where everything was going. I just wanted to have really realistic dialogue and write like people I knew talked. I tried to keep it very real.
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I never wish to be more charitable than Christ. I find it written: 'Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.'
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When I'm making a song, I try not to think about audience or genres. It's free-flowing. Natural.
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I don't think any of us can do much about the rapid growth of new technology. A new technology helps to fuel the economy, and any discussion of slowing its growth has to take account of economic consequences. However, it is possible for us to learn how to control our own uses of technology.
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What we need to do is break the financial community's grip on society.
