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For the classics philosophical insight was the product of a life of leisure for me a life of leisure is the product of philosophical insight.

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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