Quotes by : Nassim Nicholas Taleb

English does not distinguish between arrogant-up (irreverence toward the temporarily powerful) and arrogant-down....

Life is about execution rather than purpose.

Things always become obvious after the fact

The people I go after are the false experts, those who do not accept the limits of their knowledge.

Doctors most commonly get mixed up between absence of evidence and evidence of abense

The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.

Failure saves lives. In the airline industry, every time a plane crashes the probability of the next....

The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover....

Love without sacrifice is like theft

Those who do not think that employment is systemic slavery are either blind or employed.