Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes
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What is more important? What the members of a politicised tribunal say, or what the citizens vote for? For me, it is clear.
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A drunkard would not give money to sober people. He said they would only eat it, and buy clothes and send their children to school with it.
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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I think some people think I'm, like, anti-label, and I'm not. I just wanted to sign a deal when the time was right. I'm anti being shot out of a rocket when you're not ready and the songs and image aren't there.
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I want to do an American 'Umbrellas of Cherbourg.'
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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German writers in the late 18th century were the first to uphold a prickly, literary nationalism, in reaction to the then dominance and prestige of French literature.
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I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.
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I love film, but it's bringing me away from music. Singing is what I'm probably most passionate about.
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I had a good guitar, and I was a young, young kid.
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I make big objects that are simple, bright and clear, kind of ironic but hopefully funny because I love the shapes, and I get inspiration from toys and books, and I believe in art for everyone.
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There's a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I don't believe exists in any other art form; as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed.
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When I was a kid, there was always food to be had on the street in Jerusalem, but anything above a falafel stand was mediocre or worse.
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In Iran, fundamentalism was fuelled to an extent by the regime of the Shah being supported by the West.
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A lot of guys go in immediately for status, as opposed to comfort and allowing their home to tell a story about them.
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I'm very much against war; I'm very much against terrorism of any kind. I find terrorism to be one of the most appalling things that can exist in society.
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I am very happy and honored to be part of the Sony ATV family.
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You know, the Bible is so clear. Go to Genesis chapter nine and you will find the death penalty clearly stated in Genesis chapter nine... God ordains the death penalty!
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I am very aware that playwrights, particularly good ones, have a intention for everything they write. Language and punctuation is used specifically, and most of the time actors can find wonderful clues about character in the rhythm and cadence of the language used.
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225. What I hold fast to is not one proposition but a nest of propositions.
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You get used to it when you feel like you're an artist.
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I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority.
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The nature of things is to have no nature; it is their non-nature that is their nature. For they have only one nature: no-nature.
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It is all about redundancy. Nature likes to overinsure itself.
