Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.
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By adopting a wonderful mutt, you'll save a life and help reduce animal homelessness while also boosting your chances of a more robust new furry friend, as mixed-breed dogs have demonstrated better health and longer life spans than their purebred cousins.
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I was a hot-dog stand lady, I was an orphan housemother, I was a waitress 3 or 4 times. All of those jobs did not have good bosses. They basically told you what to do, when to do and when to hop. And I just didn't like that very much.
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I did not have a father. It was my mom who chose to be alone. She felt that she would be better off by herself with me after I was born.
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Ryan Gosling's, like, my crush, but I don't really pay attention to his personal style.
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There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
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It's the 21st century. It's healthier for us, better for the environment and certainly kinder to be a vegetarian.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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I wear tweed jackets and button-down shirts. I am a 1955 graduate of Harvard University who drives a 1968 Mercedes.
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He who awaits much can expect little.
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I have no privacy anymore.
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When I first started in film, I was terrified of the camera.
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If you get lazy when you're onstage, it shows.
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If God is not sending earthquakes, destroying economies and inflicting pain upon human beings, what is God doing? God works through people, calling them to help their neighbors in need. God comforts His people, walking with them even 'through the valley of the shadow of death.'
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The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.
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To have so many years in the rap industry and so many number one songs, and sold so many millions of records, introduced the world to people like Cool & Dre, DJ Khaled, Pitbull, Rick Ross, Trick Daddy, Remy Ma, Big Pun, Rico Love... I could go on and on. Having been able to influence the rap game for so long is very important to me.
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I try to write stories that will attract younger readers and make them feel part of a wider readership. I do not feel able to write books that are about, or even for, teenagers; and I am inclined to be suspicious of books which 'target' them.
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I do my best work if I think about what it is I have to offer.
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If anyone should be executed, it should be Charles Manson. Do I go around during the daytime, 'Geez, I'm upset that he's alive'? No, I don't even think about him. I don't think about this case.
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You don't even have to be able to talk. Just sing and get famous. 'Cause James Brown's been singin' 30 years. I don't know what the fuck James is talkin' about!
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We pay when old for the excesses of youth.
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Most people who get into power in the western world start with great intentions, but slowly they all become entrapped and hung by their own petard.
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Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself.
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I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.
