Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
Most people are sceptical about the wrong things and gullible about the wrong things.
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A healthy economics has got to have both conceptual, theoretical research and applied, empirical research.
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The world is too violent right now.
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Since I never get on a scale, I have no idea how much weight I've lost!
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Journalists write because they have nothing to say, and have something to say because they write.
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I identified with white culture, and I wanted to fit in. I didn't identify with black culture. Like, I didn't like Tyler Perry movies, and I wasn't into hip-hop music. I liked Neil Young.
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Sex is the ersatz or substitute religion of the 20th Century.
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Victorious living does not mean freedom from temptation, nor does it mean freedom from mistakes.
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When I was doing all this acting stuff, all these kids, like, assumed, 'Oh, my God, you're on TV, and you probably have a lot of money.' And I was living in a garage.
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God doesn't know things. He is things.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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A woman is never sexier than when she is comfortable in her clothes.
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In India, by and large, women are not educated enough to be bread winners and, within the moorings of traditional cultures, do not have the courage and the capacity to leave the matrimonial home. Given the inequality prevalent in family structures, the woman's right to opt out is suicidal.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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Countries with higher levels of gender equality have higher economic growth. Companies with more women on their boards have higher returns. Peace agreements that include women are more successful. Parliaments with more women take up a wider range of issues - including health, education, anti-discrimination, and child support.
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I used to play all the time. I would play football when it was light and read when it was dark.
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Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.
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Truth, when not sought after, rarely comes to light.
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Writers have been in terrible situations and have yet managed to produce extraordinary work.
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It's morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money.
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I don't think I had the aspiration to be a star growing up. I loved Madonna and Bette Midler, and I had my karaoke machine and would sing their songs.
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I speak to my agent about great roles, and he's like, 'They are all going to Will Smith.'
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I love my black shirts; I have usually 14 of them at any one time.
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There are servers, and there are people that are served. There's something contradictory about that in a democracy, certainly.
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Most people are sceptical about the wrong things and gullible about the wrong things.
