Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
It takes extraordinary wisdom and self-control to accept that many things have a logic we do not understand that is smarter than our own.
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The one thing that is sort of sneered at and not really believed is bisexuality. Any bisexual man is just seen as a closeted gay man. That shows how narrow-minded people are. The other thing that's totally neglected and which nobody approves of is celibacy. People again assume that you're just repressing something.
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Odd Future's like a network as opposed to like a rap group.
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I will sign pro life bills. But what people are interested in is what we can do to create jobs, grow the economy, and keep our costs under control.
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Remember when Jay-Z wore a Che Guevara T-shirt? Nobody knew who Che was. Then Jay-Z wears it, and it's everywhere.
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My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It's still pretty tough.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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The clever cat eats cheese and breathes down rat holes with baited breath.
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The end of secrecy would be the end of the novel - especially the English novel. The English novel requires social secrecy, personal secrecy.
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I've never really done acting before, 'cause dancing was my first love. And then, I sort of fell into it from a talent competition and never really looked back.
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
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Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.
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Whenever I do something, it seems so right. And turns out so wrong.
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We all must support the arts, as it is our culture. It makes us better people. It makes us happy; it gives us empathy and shows us how to live. It is so important.
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I don't read the press, I don't watch endless music TV.
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If you saw pictures of me as a kid, you'd laugh because I was always in football kit.
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I live for the text. It's my job.
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That every person is desirous to obtain, with as little sacrifice as possible, as much as possible of the articles of wealth.
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Education is gathering information and reading... No human being can thrive without some form of education. How you get it is up to you - the important thing is that you get it.
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People at the University of Portland were accepting and loving and open-minded. When you have a safety net, it allows you to take risks.
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Whether or not birth control is eugenic, hygienic, and economic, it is the most revolutionary practice in the history of sexual morals.
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When you're an actor, there are so many opportunities that are not in your control.
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Is Brooklyn in the house? Without a doubt, I'm the rapper with clout everybody yap about.
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Most people like a little sex in their novels.
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It takes extraordinary wisdom and self-control to accept that many things have a logic we do not understand that is smarter than our own.
