Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

I've been telling anyone willing to listen that banks have a tendency to sit on time bombs while convincing themselves that they are conservative and nonvolatile.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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TimeListenConservativeSitBeen

The cows shorten the grass, and the chickens eat the fly larvae and sanitize the pastures. This is a symbiotic relation.

Joel Salatin

FlyGrassEatChickensCowsShorten

Just like I have my critics, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has critics, and I was one of the biggest 'Hey man, you're never here' guys around, but not anymore. He's completely committed to WWE.

John Cena

ManYouRockNeverCriticsHere

One good thing about California is we have quite a broad-based economy. We provide more fruits and vegetables and produce to the United States than any other state. So we have actually the single largest agricultural sector in the country.

Meg Whitman

GoodCountryVegetablesCalifornia

This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people.

John Wycliffe

GovernmentPeopleBibleBy The People

The artist is seen like a producer of commodities, like a factory that turns our refrigerators.

Sol LeWitt

ArtistProducerSeenLikeOurTurns

I've been in plenty of situations where someone I'm dating had more time for a console than me.

Josie Maran

TimeDatingMeSomeoneMoreWhere

If you like trekking, go to the Himalayas or Peru. I love those kinds of trips. But it all depends on your own life and what you like and what you expect.

Diane von Furstenberg

LifeLoveYouGoOwnExpect

They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like a fast life. I wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. It won't last forever, either. But the memories will.

Dennis Wilson

LifeLiveMemoriesWorldFastSay

When I was bringing up a child, I taught myself to write in very short, concentrated bursts. If I had a weekend, or a week, I'd do unbelievable amounts of work.

Doris Lessing

WorkMyselfChildShortWeekendUp

To get the film in your head on the screen, first you have to take it out of your head and explain it to everyone who is working with you. This will take work and planning.

David Slade

WorkPlanningYouWillFirstHead

I don't think they'd ever make a movie about Chuck Baker but I'd love to play Chuck Baker.

Cillian Murphy

LoveThinkPlayMakeBakerMovie

Uber, and Airbnb to a different extent, implemented the same battle plan. Bezos is an investor in both companies and, to some degree, has relationships with both CEOs. It is not a surprise that they are heirs to Amazon.

Brad Stone

SurpriseBattlePlanRelationships

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