Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
Rank beliefs not according to their plausibility but by the harm they may cause.
Quotes to Explore
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I can't change everything by myself but I can be one of the people who are trying to change the situation.
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We live in an inter-dependent world. An isolated India is not in our interest.
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My parents spent 16 years hauling my butt to L.A. for audition after audition. I remember always hoping I could help take care of them because they took such good care of me.
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Our relationships with our computers are almost sexual, they're so close. They're just such a huge part of our lives.
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I think we all carry the seeds of our own destruction. You really have to be aware that just because something is good, it doesn't mean it's not going to trigger a self-destructive impulse.
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I was working in restaurants as a captain and as a waiter.
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I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays.
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Im not your biggest girly girl.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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I think I've achieved a lot in 41 years. I like how 41 feels; I feel good. I don't like how it sounds too much.
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Inauguration Day is like two ships passing in the night: the new staff moving in while the other walks out, taking one final look at the White House lawn as they leave with their cardboard box of possessions.
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During the first million years of its existence, mankind survived five apocalypses without succumbing to extinction. It endured the Apocalypse of Steel, the Apocalypse of Hydrogen, the Apocalypse of Serotonin, and both Apocalypses of Water, the second of which occurred despite certain contracts to the contrary.
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I'd love to be in a feature film, and I don't just mean in a starring role - it could be a small part. And I would like to act in television, to do comedy and drama.
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You may have heard of the Slow Movement, which challenges the canard that faster is always better. You don't have to ditch your career, toss the iPhone, or join a commune to take part. Living 'Slow' just means doing everything at the right speed - quickly, slowly, or at whatever pace delivers the best results.
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I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
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I would not attack the faith of a heathen without being sure I had a better one to put in its place.
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The guest to me was always paramount.
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I don't mind doing the green-screen stuff at all, and in fact it's a lot like black-box theater, which I did plenty of in New York.
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I have a hard time watching myself! Usually I do the work, and then I leave it. So I pretend like I'm not on TV every week.
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If you're having trouble waking up for fajr, set your alarm to play Quran. It works!
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A future at Wal-Mart may sound a less-than-stellar prospect, but it's a whole lot better than no future at all.
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Giant oak trees... have deep root systems that can extend two-and-one-half times their height. Such trees rarely are blown down regardless of how violent the storms may be.
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Every day may not be good... but there's something good in every day.
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Rank beliefs not according to their plausibility but by the harm they may cause.
