Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
Success is becoming in middle adulthood what you dreamed to be in late childhood.
Quotes to Explore
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You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.
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A man with a silver spoon may get his share of supporters, but he can never be an inspiration for somebody! Patience and hard work are the key to every man's success.
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It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.
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No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.
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Focus on being balanced - success is balance.
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Looking at acting, in the movies or the theater, and the way I like to look at it, it's just an extension of childhood play... Kids play and imagine in a very intense fashion and they don't need any director telling them, 'You really have to believe in it.' They believe in it completely.
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As governor, I enjoy the opportunity to talk about Utah's measurable business success.
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My success? Being born the son of Moses Annenberg.
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There are so many immigrant-led success stories in the United States, and the fact that it's gotten so much harder for educated folks to stay here is really unfortunate.
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The success of 'Kick' will help in the marketing of other small budget independent films I have acted in.
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The real secret of success is enthusiasm.
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Success is a high, but the way up is hard, and you have to give your all.
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Try to look at your weakness and convert it into your strength. That's success.
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The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.
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Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed.
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It is difficult to survive as an author in Sweden, so for commercial success, it is good idea to write crime, get yourself translated, and live happily ever after.
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Growing up in Poland, I didn't have the experience of going to Disneyland as a child, so I don't have any childhood memories connected to it, good or bad.
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We owe our success to them, and also to the fact that, as the saying goes, two 'Eds' are better than one.
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All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.
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My main source for faith-based stuff is mostly the Bible, and a childhood with a much, much higher-than-median exposure to theological thought.
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I don't want to be known as the one who makes movies for older people.
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There has been, for some reason (or more likely an unfortunate accumulation of reasons) a trend over the past several decades for parents to do the work of parenting in the isolation of their own homes - and not only that, this trend has overlapped with the other trend of much deeper parent involvement in raising kids. That you also represent trend No. 3, more people raising kids solo, has only exacerbated a close-to-no-win situation.
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Success is becoming in middle adulthood what you dreamed to be in late childhood.
