Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
Writing is sacred, other activities are profane, and I don't want them to corrupt my writing.
Quotes to Explore
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted.
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I'll be singing with The Blind Boys of Alabama, which is a great joy to me. I've done some work with them before, and they truly are amazing.
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No Western government has ever played the long-term in terms of foreign policy.
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Because the nights bring the threat of invasion and terror to the villages, thousands of children in northern Uganda have become night commuters, leaving the nightmare of capture behind for the safety of the city.
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I just didn't know where I fit in - I didn't seem to fit in my parent's generation. I didn't seem to fit in my own generation. Little by little, this took me into a spiritual search for understanding; a search for meaning and fulfillment.
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Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.
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There is one day that is ours. Thanksgiving Day is the one day that is purely American.
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Every man's work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is always a portrait of himself.
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I had no interest in sports so I didn't make friends in that traditional way where kids are in public school and they go and they join clubs, and play sports. So I kind of had to find my own way to make friends and get attention and so I just was the class clown.
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I can do whatever I want.
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I've always had great faith in the Man Upstairs.
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I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.
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And my marriage was perfect when I wasn't famous.
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I strongly believe that crossing the aisle for the good of the American people is more important than party politics.
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Are you used to entertaining everyone with your tales of drama and conflict? Do you get attention and feel important every time you complain about how awful this man is? Stop settling for attention for the negative stuff in your life.
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In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when a writer could still be thought of as, by virtue of his or her occupation, a sage, someone with no institutional affiliations who could offer an authoritative word on our times as well as on our moral life.
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Science may be described as the art of systematic over-simplification.
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I don't ever want to work on something unless I feel really passionate about it and know I can give everything to it; otherwise it's not truthful and I hate that.
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Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin.
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It's difficult to get started-when it comes to dealing with an unknown quantity, people are reluctant to trust their own opinion. It helps if two or three people give you a boost.
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I could spend my whole life photographing circuses. They combine everything I'm interested in - they're ironic, poetic, and corny at the same time. There's also something about a circus that's magical, sentimental, and almost tragic, like a Fellini film.
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Writing is sacred, other activities are profane, and I don't want them to corrupt my writing.
