Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
Ethical man accords his profession to his beliefs, instead of according his beliefs to his profession.Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
Tammy Baldwin -
Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude.
Ralph Marston -
But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.
Bashar al-Assad -
I saw hell. The hospital had divided and conquered pretty successfully.
Kate Millett -
I know, to banish anger altogether from one's breast is a difficult task. It cannot be achieved through pure personal effort. It can be done only by God's grace.
Mahatma Gandhi -
I have such a crush on Shirley Manson. I think she's the coolest thing.
Garret Dillahunt
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Live your lives. Go out; take walks amongst trees.
Hamza Yusuf -
Often when you are starting out in comedy, you will find that people will laugh at the things you didn't think were funny. It's important to pay attention also to what people are laughing at when you are just talking in regular conversation. Often that is when you are truly being yourself.
Natasha Leggero -
To craftsmanship we shall add statesmanship in the capitol of peace.
Warren R. Austin -
I want people to see that I'm a real person, I overreact, I cry, I'm emotional. If I come across as perfect and in control, that wouldn't be who I really am.
Tamara Ecclestone -
I can understand the natural anxiety of readers when waiting for another installment of a favourite series, but I think it is much more important to get a book right than it is to have it appear on time.
Garth Nix -
We now know how things were in the '60s and how things have changed, but I don't think we appreciate how much things have changed.
Karine Vanasse
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I've never played Scots or got the chance to do my Scottish accent. I'm always trying it out in auditions, but they always say no. I'd love to act in a Scottish accent for once.
Callum Keith Rennie -
I think the water dictates how food will taste in a country. In England the apples taste unlike apples grown in any other place. England is an island, there's a lot of salt in the air and in the water. I think that has something to do with it.
Gael Garcia Bernal -
Mike Judge usually receives underwhelming acclaim for his movies when they come out; it takes a while for people to catch up.
T. J. Miller -
I woke last night to the sound of thunder,'How far off,' I sat and wondered.Started hummin' a song from 1962.Ain't it funny how the night moves,When you just don't seem to have as much to lose.Strange how the night moves, with autumn closin' in.
Bob Seger -
We live in a multi-cultural world, so embracing diversity is important in every industry.
Elaine Welteroth -
If you have a strong sense of who you are and what you're doing, then it's actually easier to work with other people, because you don't have to worry about them or yourself. You're just worrying about getting the best product, and all that other stuff is out of the way.
Eliza Coupe
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The church which ceases to be evangelistic will soon cease to be evangelical.
Alexander Duff -
Emily Dickinson seems rather tame because she pretty much uses the same meter every time. It's called 'common meter.' It's a line of four beats that's followed by a line of three beats.
Billy Collins -
I'd rather have happiness than money. People ask for it. Sometimes when I don't have it. I make other people's problems my problem because they want me to; they ask me to.
Brenda Fassie -
From the end of 2015 to the start of 2016, I was always at the studio with Mustard, just figuring out a sound.
Ella Mai -
'This husband of yours, he’d rather have his wife a- Rather, have her-' Halyard cleared his throat- 'than go into public relations?''I’m proud to say,' said the girl, 'that he’s one of the few men on earth with a little self-respect left.'
Kurt Vonnegut -
Ethical man accords his profession to his beliefs, instead of according his beliefs to his profession.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb