Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

We know from chaos theory that even if you had a perfect model of the world, you'd need infinite precision in order to predict future events. With sociopolitical or economic phenomena, we don't have anything like that.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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FutureChaosWorldYouPerfectKnow

I started doing improv when I was 8 years old, so it's always been in my life. I would feel naked without it.

Jillian Bell

LifeFeelMy LifeDoingOldNaked

The president appoints the judges. Your lives and your children's lives can change by all of these appellate court judges who will be appointed who will reinterpret laws, and things can change.

Johnnie Cochran

ChangeChildrenWillJudgesLaws

I prefer flats to heels. I donate shoes I'm not wearing anymore.

Stella Maxwell

ShoesHeelsAnymoreWearingDonate

#GivingTuesday is the perfect cyber-counterbalance to Black Friday and emphasizes giving back in this era of mass consumption.

Tony Goldwyn

BlackFridayGivingPerfectBack

Robots are very tricky to design and expensive, whereas humans are cheaply manufactured. Humans can handle things with greater manual dexterity than most robots I've known.

Roger Zelazny

DesignRobotsExpensiveHandleMost

It's definitely been a progression, but I always knew I could be a great fighter. I could feel it inside of myself.

Robert Whittaker

GreatMyselfFeelFighterInside

Never let your dreams go away.

Mike Piazza

DreamsYour DreamsGoNeverGo Away

With respect to the northeastern boundary of the United States, no official correspondence between this Government and that of Great Britain has passed since that communicated to Congress toward the close of their last session.

Martin Van Buren

RespectGreatGovernmentCongress

Never had any idols, ever. I never had any posters, nothing.

Mika

NothingNeverIdolsEverPosters

Why give Russia or Syria any reason to doubt that Obama would use force?

Lois Frankel

DoubtWhyReasonRussiaForceGive

If I have a drink in my hand, sometimes it accidentally falls in the direction of the person.

Jorja Fox

DirectionPersonSometimesHand

I got a hug from Kathleen Marshall, Sheryl Crow, and Barry Levinson all in the same day - and that was something pretty special!

Diana DeGarmo

DayHugSpecialSamePrettyGot

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