Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Art
Browse 7 quotations attributed to Nassim Nicholas Taleb, catalogued under art, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Nassim Nicholas Taleb, entry #26657: "A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation."
Attributed to Nassim Nicholas Taleb, entry #240673: "Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain."
7 Quotes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb on Art
"A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation."
"Greatness starts with the replacement of hatred with polite disdain."
"Probability is a liberal art; it is a child of skepticism, not a tool for people with calculators on their belts to satisfy their desire to produce fancy calculations and certainties."
"To become a philosopher, start by walking very slowly."
"Veteran trader Marty O'Connell calls this the firehouse effect. ...iremen ...who talk to each other for too long come to agree on many things that an outside, impartial observer would find ludicrous..."
"There is no effective difference between guessing a variable that is not random, but for which information is partial or deficient , and a random one . In this sense, guessing and predicting are the same thing."
"The economics establishment lost its legitimacy with the failure of the system. It is irresponsible and foolish to put our trust in the ability of such experts to get us out of this mess. Instead, find the smart people whose hands are clean."