“ Respect for the weak being, after intellectual courage, the second most attractive quality to this author), Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Мы превозносим тех, чьи имена попали на страницы учебников истории, — за счет тех, чьи достижения прошли мимо историков. Мы, Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ You have a real life if and only if you do not compete with anyone in any of your pursuits Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ We discussed this dire problem with education and illusions of academic contribution, with Ivy League universities becoming in the eyes of the new Asian and U.S. upper class a status luxury good. Harv… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ We are not made to view things as independent from each other. When viewing two events A and B, it is hard not to assume that A causes B, B causes A, or both cause each other. Our bias is immediately… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ We are made to follow leaders who can gather people together because the advantages of being in groups trump the disadvantages of being alone. It has been more profitable for us to bind together in th… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Via negativa (acting by removing) is more powerful and less error-prone than via positiva (acting by additionfn1). Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ The studious examination of the past in the greatest of detail does not teach you much about the mind of History; it only gives you the illusion of understanding it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ The richer we become, the harder it gets to live within our means. Abundance is harder for us to handle than scarcity. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Talking about radiation, few wonder why, after hundreds of million of years of having our skins exposed to sun rays, we suddenly need so much protection from them—is it that our exposure is more harmf… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Social treadmill effect: You get rich, move to rich neighborhoods, then become poor again. To that add the psychological treadmill effect; you get used to wealth and revert to a set point of satisfact… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ People often confuse complex ideas that cannot be simplified into a media-friendly statement as symptomatic of a confused mind. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Notion of alternative accounting: $ 10 million earned through Russian roulette does not have the same value as $ 10 million earned through the diligent and artful practice of dentistry. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Never ask a man if he is from Sparta: If he were, he would have let you know such an important fact—and if he were not, you could hurt his feelings. Likewise, never ask a trader if he is profitable; y… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ My characterization of a loser is someone who, after making a mistake, doesn’t introspect, doesn’t exploit it, feels embarrassed and defensive rather than enriched with a new piece of information, and… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
