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Poverty is clearly one source of emotional suffering, but there are others, like loneliness.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 11
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Nassim Nicholas Najib Taleb
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A verbal threat is the most authentic certificate of impotence.
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Someone who says I am busy is either declaring incompetence (and lack of control of his life) or trying to get rid of you.
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