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Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it.
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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You get pseudo-order when you seek order you only get a measure of order and control when you embrace randomness.
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The difference between slaves in Roman and Ottoman days and today's employees is that slaves did not need to flatter their boss.
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You never win an argument until they attack your person.
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