Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
If I could predict what my day would exactly look like, I would feel a little bit dead.
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If we don't change from a world society that worships money and power to one that worships compassion and generosity, I think we'll be extinct by mid-century. I don't say that as an alarmist or as a pessimist.
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Female can understand more detail and really care for the consequence and understand all the process.
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If I have any talent at all it's from God, and my mom, who was on Capitol Records also.
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When most people think of Woodrow Wilson, they see a dour minister's son who never cracked a smile, where in fact he was a man of genuine joy and great sadness.
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I want to make shoes that a woman can walk in. That's kind of what they're made for.
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I'm the first American designer who went all over the world.
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Make big pots of soups, stews and chilis - they stretch a buck, and you can live off them for days!
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I started taking ballet lessons when I was three and a half and I still take dance classes.
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Islam's not just about covering your hair. It's about how you treat other people.
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I think, my own personal view is there should be higher and higher levels of autonomy; government should not interfere in setting up colleges, in running colleges. The market, the society will decide which is a good university, which is not a good university, rather than government mandating.
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Dresses are beautiful, but I'm such a slacks or a jeans person. Whenever a woman has a slick suit or dress on, she looks sharp.
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I kind of knew it wasn't going to be until my 30s that I really hit my stride as an actor.
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I like books that don't give you an easy ride. I like the feeling of discomfort. The sense of being implicated.
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Having a simple career as a musician who liked music was good enough for me.
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There is no room for political, personal or religious ideologies in science.
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Unlike some viruses, we don't know what the natural reservoir is for Ebola. A lot of people think it's bats, but it's still very controversial; it could have been circulating in insects, in an environment, or in individuals.
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Oh, I always think everyone feels left out.
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You go to a plant not only to pat the people on the back, but to tell them about the opportunities they have to do a better job. Quality is one of the opportunities they have to do a better job.
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One of the prettiest sounds on Earth at sunset.
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Any confrontation, such as a verbal one with the United States, would be harmful for everybody.
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My wife uses fabric softener. I never knew what that stuff was for. Then I noticed women coming up to me, sniffing, then saying under their breath, "Married!" and walking away. Fabric Softeners are how our wives mark their territory. We can take off the ring, but it's hard to get that April fresh scent out of your clothes.
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I'm not comfortable with just me, me, me. That's boring.
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Blood and gore loses its cartoon defense. If you think we've got problems now, you'll see we have additional problems once the cartoon defense goes away.
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If I could predict what my day would exactly look like, I would feel a little bit dead.
