Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

The next time you experience a blackout, take some solace by looking at the sky. You will not recognize it.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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TimeExperienceSkyLookingYou

We all ended up jumping up and down, hugging each other when Ali won; cause Ali is the greatest.

Jim Capaldi

DownUp And DownUpJumpingGreatest

The Inspector General issued six reviews and reports on actions taken based on provisions of the act. In those six reports, the IG found that not one violation of an individual's civil liberties - a total of zero - had taken place since the act was instituted.

Jo Bonner

PlaceIndividualActZeroActions

A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today's military rejects include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed.

John F. Kennedy

TodayServiceManTomorrowLiving

Some of the stuff I do on the court is what most people think they can do.

Stephen Curry

PeopleThinkCourtStuffMostSome

I think Obamacare is one of the greatest moves that will be beneficial for everyone in this country.

Sufe Bradshaw

ThinkCountryWillEveryoneGreatest

By and large, the making of motion pictures is all about, 'Let's ratchet it up.' And I always think, 'We don't need to ratchet this up.' If you do, don't call it 'Captain Phillips' or 'The Maersk Alabama.' Call it something else, and then you have carte blanche to do anything, down to sea serpents and aliens.

Tom Hanks

SeaThinkYouDownPicturesNeed

I've been able to make a good living as a musician, but now it's time to do all the other stuff.

Robyn Hitchcock

GoodTimeNowLivingBeenStuff

This was a time when racism was still very rampant, but the music that came out of Sun Studio was absolutely color blind. It was all about feeling. It was music that anybody could understand, and that made a step towards bettering the world for everyone.

Drake Milligan

MusicTimeRacismStepSunWorld

I was a shy little girl, nothing like what I am now.

Debra Wilson

GirlI AmNowNothingShyLittle

Especially girls, but any kids exposed to music programs and arts programs do much better on their tests. They have a better chance of going to college. They can focus better. You know, we're not just automatons learning how to work machines and do engineering and math and science. All of that's great, but you've got to build a whole person.

Bonnie Raitt

WorkLearningMusicScienceGreat

I tell the stories that are of interest to me.

Ava DuVernay

MeTellInterestStories

I think the least important thing about science fiction for me is its predictive capacity.

William Gibson

ScienceMeThinkImportantFiction

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