Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
Someone who says 'I am busy' is either declaring incompetence (and lack of control of his life) or trying to get rid of you.Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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What brought the British to the Gambia in the first place - which was bigger than it is now - was trade in ivory because the Gambia had a lot of elephants. They wiped out all the elephants and ended up selling Africans.
Yahya Jammeh -
I thought we had energy out there. I thought the guys were, they played good, they were excited. We were almost dynamite out there today. Just a flicker away from being dynamite.
Hal Sutton -
In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
Feisal Abdul Rauf -
I ain't just collab-ing with anybody. Because I don't care about making friends. I got enough friends.
Young Thug -
For any actor - not just talking about myself - but if you've been fortunate enough to work for a long period of time, there's going to be different choices you're going to make.
Haley Bennett -
The Scriptures of the Old and New Testament, said an eminent scholar, have God for their Author, the Salvation of mankind for their end, and Truth without any mixture of error for their matter.
Adam Clarke
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Be skeptical of concepts that divorce war from its political nature, particularly those that promise fast, cheap victory through technology.
H. R. McMaster -
It's always a Catch-22 situation. They hate you if you're the same, and they hate you if you're different.
Eddie Van Halen Van Halen -
Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
Gary Bauer -
Mankind are governed more by their feelings than by reason.
Samuel Adams -
There's something unnatural about losing a sibling when they're young.
Carlene Carter -
As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?
Viggo Mortensen
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I knew I wanted considerable education so that I wouldn't have to work as hard as my parents.
Ferid Murad -
Find something that you love to do, and find a place that you really like to do it in. I found something I loved to do. I'm a mechanical engineer by training, and I loved it. I still do. My son is a nuclear engineer at MIT, a junior, and I get the same vibe from him. Your work has to be compelling. You spend a lot of time doing it.
Ursula Burns -
The characteristic of scientific progress is our knowing that we did not know.
Gaston Bachelard -
My mom watches really obscure stuff on IFC. She's a real comedy fan. She knows everything that's going on.
Kate McKinnon -
The funniest line in English is 'Get it?' When you say that, everyone chortles.
Garrison Keillor -
The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.
Mahatma Gandhi
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When I walked in to read with Edie Falco, it was nice, because I auditioned in New York, and it was very quick. You walk in, there's Edie, the producers, the director, and a camera. I read three scenes, and it was done.
Adam Ferrara -
I've personally reached the point where the sound of MP3s are so uncompelling, because so much is lost in translation.
Beck -
Our incapacity to comprehend other cultures stems from our insistence on measuring things in our own terms.
Arthur Erickson -
I was studying theater management, business stuff. About that time, I realized I really didn't like that, and it threw me into a panic attack a little bit. I was under the assumption that the first job you get out of college is the job you have for the rest of your life.
Jack McBrayer -
Failure and things of this sort - you can take it one of two ways. You can either let that hurt you and really affect the way that you live your life in the future, or you can use that as an opportunity for growth.
Matt Emmons -
Someone who says 'I am busy' is either declaring incompetence (and lack of control of his life) or trying to get rid of you.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb