Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
Probability is not about the odds, but about the belief in the existence of an alternative outcome, cause, or motive.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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But then my mother, who's a very selfless, stoic person from a family of Marines, would tell us that what was good for our father was good for us - he would make more money; therefore, we'd be able to get better educations.
Patricia Richardson
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I do Yoga. I'd like to say I do it every morning, but I don't, I just don't have the time.
Radha Mitchell
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Democracy is also a form of worship. It is the worship of Jackals by Jackasses.
H. L. Mencken
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I never intended for the Monster Ball to be a religious experience, it just became one.
Lady Gaga
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There is more treasure in books than in all the pirate's loot on Treasure Island.
Walt Disney
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In Don Mills in the Sixties, nothing comes close to the humiliation of losing an argument. In our weird little creative circle, no one cares who has faster fists, but to lose an argument suggests inferior intelligence.
Dan Hill
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Ethics are pre-determined and a matter of discovery, not a evolved concept.
Simon Conway Morris
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When I do stand-up shows at colleges, girls will talk to me after the show, and that always feels good. I like talking to them.
Adam Sandler
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Even professional, paid carers aren't always models of saintly behaviour - and they know they can knock off at the end of their shift to go home, take an uninterrupted shower, and have a normal conversation with someone.
Laurie Graham
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Underwear. It's like a god damned leash. It also constantly reminds me of how funny I look naked.
Pete Wentz
Fall Out Boy
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In the cabaret of globalization, the state shows itself as a table dancer that strips off everything until it is left with only the minimum indispensable garments: the repressive force.
Subcomandante Marcos
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Probability is not about the odds, but about the belief in the existence of an alternative outcome, cause, or motive.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
