Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

In social policy, when we provide a safety net, it should be designed to help people take more entrepreneurial risks, not to turn them into dependents. This doesn't mean that we should be callous to the underprivileged.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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RisksPeopleSafetyHelpMoreMean

I do shamefully little for charity, and I always talk about it when I do.

John Niven

CharityTalkAlwaysLittleAbout

The worst enemy of human hope is not brute facts, but men of brains who will not face them.

Max Eastman

HopeMenFaceFactsEnemyWorst

I like to look at everything and appreciate seeing the different things that have meaning to people.

Jeff Koons

PeopleAppreciateMeaningLookLike

I love cities. New York, Montreal, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney, Melbourne, Toronto, L.A... but, I do choose to live in Vancouver. It's home.

Stewart Butterfield

LoveHomeLiveNew YorkChooseNew

Being political is an integral part of being Iranian. Our lives are defined by politics.

Shirin Neshat

PoliticsPoliticalBeingOurPart

Life smacks Tracy Morgan in the face, and I don't mean to talk in third party, but no, it doesn't stop raining when I come outside, no, absolutely not. I'm very in touch.

Tracy Morgan

LifeFacePartyStopTalkMean

The separation of church and state is a suburban, not an urban, issue.

Tony Evans

ChurchSeparationUrbanStateIssue

True, most Americans give lip service to the proposition that even the most exalted among us have their flaws, but we are eager to believe that presidents manage to rise above the limitations that beset the rest of us.

Robert Dallek

ServiceBelieveRestRise AboveRise

There are hardly any private sector employees who get both a 401k and a pension. There's just no need that Congress should get both.

Ron DeSantis

EmployeesCongressNeedGetJust

How precious a book is in light of the offering, in the light of the one who has the privilege of this offering. The library tells you of this offering.

Louis Kahn

LightBookLibraryYouPrivilege

Collaboration is important not just because it's a better way to learn. The spirit of collaboration is penetrating every institution and all of our lives. So learning to collaborate is part of equipping yourself for effectiveness, problem solving, innovation and life-long learning in an ever-changing networked economy.

Don Tapscott

LearningInnovationYourselfBetter

Under Armour is new, aggressive, slick, classic but athletic - kind of how I always wanted to be perceived.

Jordan Spieth

NewKindAggressiveClassicAlways

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