Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

When you ask people, 'What's the opposite of fragile?,' they tend to say robust, resilient, adaptable, solid, strong. That's not it. The opposite of fragile is something that gains from disorder.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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PeopleStrongYouSayAskFragile

If you're reissuing something, it's important to have demos and everything else from that time that wasn't used.

Jim James

TimeYouImportantEverythingUsed

I'm a sucker for sad disco pop.

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

SadDiscoPopSucker

I've been very, very lucky in my career, in my life - from day one. When aspiring directors say, 'What's your advice?' first I say, 'Be born the son of a famous director. It's invaluable.'

Jason Reitman

LifeSonDayAdviceMy LifeCareer

I personally am not religious. I think, put into the wrong hands, it's incredibly dangerous. It's the reason for most of the wars that have been fought around the world, and it's pretty ridiculous when you think about what they're actually arguing over.

Jared Harris

WorldThinkHandsYouWrongReason

There are unknown forces in nature; when we give ourselves wholly to her, without reserve, she lends them to us; she shows us these forms, which our watching eyes do not see, which our intelligence does not understand or suspect.

Auguste Rodin

NatureEyesIntelligenceUnderstand

The fascination for me writing about crime in Berlin was the idea that there was this much bigger crime taking place in the background, a fantastically epochal moment in history which is just going on. That just sort of makes the whole thing have a greater resonance.

Philip Kerr

HistoryMomentMeWritingPlace

Ultimately, anything is just what you make of it.

Scott Tolzien

YouAnythingMakeJustUltimately

Nobody thought I would be a great coach.

Rick Majerus

GreatThoughtNobodyCoachWould

The history of the Workers' Party of Korea is a proud course it has traveled shouldering the destiny of the people and leading the Korean revolution to victory under the guidance of the great leaders.

Kim Jong-un

HistoryGreatPeopleVictoryProud

I can honestly say, after talking about my mom passing away, I got the biggest weight off of my chest. Comedy is my therapy. That's how I deal with my problems, my personal battles. I talk about it. I give it to my fans. When they laugh at it, it's a release, for lack of a better word.

Kevin Hart

MomProblemsBetterLaughTalking

Writers know that sometimes things are there in the drawer for decades before they finally come out and you are capable of writing about them.

Gunter Grass

WritingYouKnowSometimesCapable

Muhammad Ali was the kind of guy you either loved or hated, but you wanted to see him. I happen to really love him. He brought boxing to another level and always made you laugh.

Gerry Cooney

LoveLovedLaughYouBoxingKind

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