“ The biologist and intellectual E. O. Wilson was once asked what represented the most hindrance to the development of children; his answer was the soccer mom [helicopter parent]….They try to eliminate… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ On the day when we are able to foresee inventions we will be living in a state where everything conceivable has been invented. Our Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ By searching, you can always find someone who made a well-sounding statement that confirms your point of view—and, on every topic, it is possible to find another dead thinker who said the exact opposi… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ But promoting philosophical skepticism is not quite the mission of this book. If awareness of the Black Swan problem can lead us into withdrawal and extreme skepticism, I take here the exact opposite… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ I'm in favour of religion as a tamer of arrogance. For a Greek Orthodox, the idea of God as creator outside the human is not God in God's terms. My God isn't the God of George Bush. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ The consequences are not trivial: It means that rational thinking has little, very little, to do with risk avoidance. Much of what rational thinking seems to do is rationalize one’s actions by fitting… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Start by being nice to every person you meet. But if someone tries to exercise power over you, exercise power over him. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Simply, humans should not be given explosive toys (like atomic bombs, financial derivatives, or tools to create life). Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ Regular minds find similarities in stories (and situations); finer minds detect differences. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ It takes a huge investment in introspection to learn that the thirty or more hours spent studying the news last month neither had any predictive ability during your activities of that month nor did it… Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ If you need to listen to music while walking, don’t walk; and please don’t listen to music. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ At the limit, you can decide whether to be (relatively) poor, but free of your time, or rich but as dependent as a slave. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“ A escala federal, soy liberal; a escala estatal, republicano; a escala local, demócrata; y con mi familia y mis amigos, socialista. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
