Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes - Page 14

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• Globalization has created this interlocking fragility. At no time in the history of the universe has the cancellation of a Christmas order in New York meant layoffs in China.

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  New York, Order, Fragility

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• It is often the mistakes of others that benefit the rest of us and, sadly, not them ... For the antifragile, harm from errors should be less than the benefits.

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Mistake, Errors, Benefits

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2012). “Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder”, p.72, Random House

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• The bonus for bankers fragilizes the system. Someone has the upside at the expense of others.

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Bankers, Bonus, Expenses

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• If you are in banking and lending, surprise outcomes are likely to be negative for you.

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  Negative, Banking, Outcomes

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.1051, Random House

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• Social science means inventing a certain brand of human we can understand.

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  Mean, Social, Certain

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.1801, Random House

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• Capitalism is about adventurers who get harmed by their mistakes, not people who harm others with their mistakes.

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  Mistake, People, Harm

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• For many people, commuting is the worst part of the day, and policies that can make commuting shorter and more convenient would be a straightforward way to reduce minor but widespread suffering.

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  People, Suffering, Would Be

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• Please, don’t drive a school bus blindfolded.

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  School, Bus, Please

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility"”, p.163, Random House

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• The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution.

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  Hurt, People, Too Much

  "The Tavis Smiley Show", www.pbs.org. December 3, 2012.

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• People who forecast simply because "that's my job," knowing pretty well that their forecast is ineffectual, are not what I would call ethical. What they do is no different from repeating lies simply because "it's my job."

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  Jobs, Lying, Knowing

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility"”, p.163, Random House

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• Academia is to knowledge what prostitution is to love; close enough on the surface but, to the non-sucker, not exactly the same thing.

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Academia, Enough, Surface

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.1705, Random House

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• When you write, you don't have the social constraints of having people in front of you, so you talk about abstract matters.

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  Writing, People, Matter

  "Nassim Taleb: my rules for life" by Carole Cadwalladr, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.

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• Luck is the grand equalizer.

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  Luck, Equalizer

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.1071, Random House

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• But they never notice the following inconsistency: this so-called worst-case event, when it happened, exceeded the worst case at the time.

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  Events, Cases, Worst

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.73, Random House

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• I no longer care about the financial system. I gave them my roadmap. OK? Thanks, bye. I've no idea what's going on. I'm disconnected. I'm totally disengaged.

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  Goodbye, Ideas, Care

  "Nassim Taleb: my rules for life" by Carole Cadwalladr, www.theguardian.com. November 24, 2012.

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• I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.

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  Wall, Thinking, Bonus

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• I drive a hybrid, moving into an electric car. I only drink tap water, never consume food that's travelled.

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  Moving, Water, Car

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