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Never ask a trader if he is profitable: you can easily see it in his gesture and gait.
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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We glorify those who left their names in history books at the expense of those contributors about whom our books are silent. We humans are not just a superficial race - we are a very unfair one.
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Never think that lack of variability is stability. Don't confuse lack of volatility with stability, ever.
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If I could predict what my day would exactly look like, I would feel a little bit dead.
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It is a sign of weakness to avoid showing signs of weakness.
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Please, don’t drive a school bus blindfolded.
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Asking science to explain life and vital matters is equivalent to asking a grammarian to explain poetry.
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