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Also, it's good to have more than one profession, in case your own profession goes out of style. A Wall Street trader who's also a belly dancer will do a lot better than a trader who winds up driving a taxi.

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: September 11
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