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Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

Most people are sceptical about the wrong things and gullible about the wrong things.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: scientist
Nationality: lebanese
Birth: 1960

Topics

People Wrong Things Gullible Most

I feel very fortunate that while I had a little bit of personal panic or maybe a little internal struggle as a teenager, really coming to terms with the fact that I was gay, and also knowing I was going to have to tell my family. And, how was that going to affect things? And would it affect things? And ultimately, it did not.

Andrew Rannells

Family Struggle Feel Gay Personal

I'm a pretty low-stress guy. I take what the golf course gives me. Some days, when I'm in full control, I'm able to fire at pins with 5-irons. Other days, I'm looking more toward the middle of the green.

Fire Me Green Control Looking Golf

After a while, you can't get any higher. It's like your head is in a wind tunnel - everything is vibrating.

Wind You Everything Tunnel Head Get

I really don't like going out. I don't like restaurants because I don't like the idea of someone, a waitress, being responsible for my evening. I like seconds, and more, and lots of conversation, and I've always hated the idea that in a restaurant an evening just ends. I find that incredibly depressing.

Evening Restaurant Someone Find More

When I was a child, kids used to make fun of me because I was blind. But I just became more curious, 'How can I climb this tree and get an apple for this girl?' That's what mattered to me.

Girl Tree Fun Curious Child Climb

We animals live life in all its glorious uncertainty. Why do politicians think they can control events?

Life Live Live Life Control Think

Magazines and advertising are flogging the idea that you have to keep changing things and get something new. I think that's balls - evil. But obviously that's your livelihood.

Evil Advertising Think You New Get

There was never any pressure on me to go into the business, but I was always aware of it. I'd go on the set with my father and he and my mother would always be singing.

Father Mother Business Me Singing

I was drawn to it much to my father's dismay. He wanted me to be a pianist like he was, but I had coarser tastes - like that old joke: What do you call a guy who hangs around with musicians? A drummer.

Father Me Musicians You Drummer Old

The Champions League is very difficult - there are so many big teams in Europe, and one bad day, and you can be out.

Day Bad Day You Bad Champions Out

Indeed, every book on my shelves is a key to a little vault of memories.

Memories Book Key Little Every

I've always felt, with 'The Iliad,' a real frustration that it's read wrong. That it's turned into this public school poem, which I don't think it is. That glamorising of war, and white-limbed, flowing-haired Greek heroes - it's become a cliched, British empire part of our culture.

Culture School War Frustration Think

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