Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

Poverty is clearly one source of emotional suffering, but there are others, like loneliness.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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LonelinessSufferingPovertyOthers

Focused attention necessarily has an edge, but as focus changes, the edge shifts.

Jessica Stockholder

FocusAttentionEdgeFocusedChanges

As a youngster, I travelled every year across the sea to Tiree. On occasion, we ventured to Skye on the Kyleakin-Kyle of Lochalsh ferry, where there is now a bridge.

Johann Lamont

SeaBridgeYearNowWhereFerry

When I sing, I try to communicate certain emotions, and that's the voice that comes out.

Romeo Santos

VoiceEmotionsTryOutSingCertain

I want people to know me for following my dreams.

Luke James

DreamsPeopleMeKnowWant

It's a really big deal to have a star on the Walk of Fame; it feels like an incredible achievement.

Jason Priestley

WalkAchievementFameBigStarDeal

I did seven indies because the independent market used to be a lot better before all the stars were doing independents. As a beginning actor, that's where you started.

Josh Holloway

StarsBeginningBetterDoingYou

I have back-and-forth feelings about everything a lot - it's not limited to my albums.

Deadmau5

FeelingsEverythingAboutLimited

I just want to live a long healthy life, and I don't want to have any neurological diseases or die younger than I would otherwise.

Chris Borland

LifeLiveDieLongHealthyWant

But people who do not know me are surprised to see me as a real person I guess.

Christina Milian

PeopleMePersonKnowRealSee

The Business Profits Tax, which is imposed on in-state businesses, we need to impose the same thing on out-of-state businesses, because the way the Business Profits Tax is calculated, it is highly dependent on how much sales and profits are generated in-state.

Craig Benson

BusinessTaxWaySalesNeedSame

I've had a lifelong love affair with makeup. When I was a little girl, I used to take my mother's makeup and paint all of my dolls' faces, and I even painted the dog's face!

Bobbi Brown

DogLoveMotherGirlMakeupFace

I'm actually sometimes nervous right before a performance, but as soon as I'm on the stage I'm like, 'okay, we're gonna rock this baby.'

Armin van Buuren

BabyPerformanceSometimesRockOkay

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