Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
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Apple's advantage is that it designs and builds software together, so if the software isn't excellent, it does the superlative hardware a disservice.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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Why do we have 47 million people without health care? Because America has become about 'me'. What's happened to 'we' as a people? I believe in that and that resonates to most people.
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Most of the media... is positioning the merger with Compaq and the recent actions by Walter Hewlett and David Packard as a fight between the past and the future.
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I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
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I have not seen 'Vaalu' yet, but I am sure it will be good.
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Writing wasn't about making money. I wanted to find fulfillment in writing and telling stories, and that's what's driven me.
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If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
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Men rarely worry about using or being used because all relationships work that way. A man perceives himself as owning and being owned by a woman. 'Use' is a dirty word only when there's an imbalance in the relationship.
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I definitely would not do a reality show.
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A creationist can embarrass an evolutionist by asking for a definition of species.
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I don't remember my first two marriages... the details are very sketchy.
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As it is, relationships are difficult, aren't they?
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They hate whom they fear.
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I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.
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I'm working on bringing the instant film camera back as part of the future.
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I'm still angry with Simpson for getting by with two murders.
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I was pursuing the arts with theater in school, and I was doing after-school activities, but not in any real movement towards a professional career.
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A successful life is one that is lived through understanding and pursuing one's own path, not chasing after the dreams of others.
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Originally I had a block about appearing in a musical. I went to a voice teacher for a while, but that did no good. My range is about one and a half notes. I ended up talking the musical numbers, which was revolutionary at the time. The lyrics are extremely intricate. They move along like a precisely acted scene. If you miss a word - heaven help you - the orchestra rattles past like an express train, and you've got to run like the devil to catch up.
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My dream career would be to be in things that have real heart and are telling real stories but while doing that, you're getting really big laughs. I don't necessarily love the straight crazy comedies. 'Caddyshack' is amazing, but there's not a lot of new 'Caddyshack's.
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Online communities are an expression of loneliness.
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Free Trade may be the alpha, but it is not the omega, of Liberal policy.
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Simplicity is not so simple to attain.
