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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I'm just having fun. And giving a sort of second shot at childhood and life - and I need to be present to do it.
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We can't just cut our way to prosperity. Even as we look for ways to reduce deficits over the long term, we must grow the economy in a way that strengthens the middle class and everyone willing to work hard to get into it.
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A certain desperation is usually necessary before we're ready for God... Until your knees finally hit the floor, you're just playing at life, and on some level you're scared because you know you're just playing. The moment of surrender is not when life is over. It's when it begins.
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I approach writing female characters the same why I approach writing male characters. I never think I'm writing about women, I think I'm writing about one woman, one person. And I try to imagine what she is like, and endow her with a lot of my own thoughts and history.
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When you say something, make sure you have said it. The chances of your having said it are only fair.
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Success is becoming in middle adulthood what you dreamed to be in late childhood.
