Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
Just as dyed hair makes older men less attractive, it is what you do to hide your weaknesses that makes them repugnant.
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She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
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It's like why people read scary books or go see scary movies. Because it creates a distance. They're scared, but they're not going to get hurt.
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People love teen movies because everyone can relate.
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I'm under five feet; I'm very small, 4'11 1/2.
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An explanation of cause is not a justification by reason.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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I could hum Beatles songs before I could talk - not very well, but sort of.
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I often look at women who wear great jeans and high heels and nice little T-shirts wandering around the city, and I think, 'I should make more of an effort. I should look like that.' But then I think, 'They can't be happy in those heels.'
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The first aspect of a business that you need to make it work well is money. Once the money aspect is flowing, you can freely work on other aspects.
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Looking back, it puzzles me that my parents decided to stay in Shanghai when they must have known that war was imminent. But the cotton works were my father's responsibility, and duty then counted for something.
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A great part of courage is the courage of having done the thing before.
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I absolutely love working with David Boreanaz, and Charisma Carpenter I completely adore – she teaches me to dance.
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There must've been some part of me that wanted to make my mark. But there was never a defining moment.
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You can't reconcile being pro-life on abortion and pro-death on the death penalty.
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There is a sense of purity in theatre which always attracts me. Deep down, I feel I am more of an artist than a commodity, which Bollywood turns you into. I want to strike a balance.
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When God created you, He went to great lengths to make you exactly the way He wanted you to be. You are His ultimate work of art.
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When I was a kid, we never had a videogame in my house. But my cousin did, and each time I went to her house I was able to play 'Tetris' and 'Mario.' Those were the only two games I played as a child.
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For many of the brave men and women who have fought on the front lines, returning home means trying to navigate a complicated and bureaucratic Veterans Administration benefits system.
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I've never had anyone just stick their hands through my hair. Yet. If they ask, I go, 'OK, you can, if you want to. It's probably just going to feel like most people's.' I take it as a compliment.
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I have huge respect for Preet Bharara, a great U.S. Attorney by any measure. But even great men can make mistakes.
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Man is not like other animals in the ways that are really significant: Animals have instincts, we have taxes.
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Just as dyed hair makes older men less attractive, it is what you do to hide your weaknesses that makes them repugnant.
