Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

You will get the most attention from those who hate you. No friend, no admirer and no partner will flatter you with as much curiosity.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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Nude scenes aren't fun.

Jimmy Smits

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I believe in monstrosities, and 'I Am Abraham' is a monstrosity of sorts, raveling out moment by moment with its contrapuntal songs, as if a band of musicians were at play, all of them with Lincoln's beard and disturbing grey eyes.

Jerome Charyn

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Less about politics, 'The Path to 9/11' focused on the emergence of radical Islamic terror as a clear and present American threat.

Andrew Breitbart

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Take everything you know. Take your whole selves. Be inclusive. Be open. Make history in the infinite ways that your heart takes you.

Megan Smith

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Reporting provides reminders that things are always more complicated than you think.

John Jeremiah Sullivan

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The first time I met Jon Stewart was at the press conference that Comedy Central held to announce Jon would be the new host of 'The Daily Show,' which back then was not called 'The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.'

Stephen Colbert

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It's called political economy because it is has nothing to do with either politics or economy.

Stephen Leacock

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I like to make movies on the west side of the Mississippi River, and a lot of times, the movies I direct have horses and big hats in them and get called westerns, but that's okay. I used to resent that, but I don't anymore.

Tommy Lee Jones

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I feel the other element of a western is the land, which is very important in this movie. I mean the land is another character in the piece, actually.

Tom Selleck

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Appearances are not truth. But every politician knows that his or her image, as well as his or her actions, can make the difference between failure and success.

Mimi Kennedy

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In the course of my life, for more than half a century, June 1989 was the major turning point. Up to that point, I was a member of the first class to enter university when college entrance examinations were reinstated following the Cultural Revolution (Class of '77).

Liu Xiaobo

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Growing up with a name that rhymes with turkey - and jerky - was no great fun. But, as an adult, I tell you, being globally unique in the age of Google can be extremely helpful.

Clay Shirky

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