Democracies can't handle austerity measures very well. Nassim Nicholas Taleb More Quotes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb More Quotes From Nassim Nicholas Taleb Never, never, never think - that's one lesson you should have in life. Never think that lack of variability is stability. Nassim Nicholas Taleb lessonsshould-havethinking Weak men act to satisfy their needs, stronger men their duties. Nassim Nicholas Taleb weak-manstrongermen Prediction, not narration, is the real test of our understanding of the world. Nassim Nicholas Taleb understandingrealworld Just as being nice to the arrogant is no better than being arrogant toward the nice, being accommodating toward anyone committing a nefarious action condones it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb arrogantniceaction Someone bemoaned that there were so few women in economics. But there are also very few men in economics. Nassim Nicholas Taleb economicsmen When you develop your opinions on the basis of weak evidence, you will have difficulty interpreting subsequent information that contradicts these opinions, even if this new information is obviously more accurate. Nassim Nicholas Taleb informationopinionweak Anything that provides you with very, very stable income, very stable conditions, maybe generally stable, that often, it masks real risks, risks of blow-ups. Nassim Nicholas Taleb riskrealblow The more data we have, the more likely we are to drown in it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb data The inability to predict outliers implies the inability to predict the course of history Nassim Nicholas Taleb outliersinabilitycourses The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover becomes an economist Nassim Nicholas Taleb sensitivemindart An erudite is someone who displays less than he knows; a journalist or consultant the opposite. Nassim Nicholas Taleb journalistjournalismopposites The fool generalizes the particular; the nerd particularizes the general; some do both; and the wise does neither Nassim Nicholas Taleb nerdwisedoe If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud. Nassim Nicholas Taleb fraudifs The world we live in is vastly different from the world we think we live in. Nassim Nicholas Taleb differentworldthinking The irony of the process of thought control: the more energy you put into trying to control your ideas and what you think about, the more your ideas end up controlling you. Nassim Nicholas Taleb tryingideasthinking Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb reputation Life is a tightrope between two errors: generalizing the wrong particular and particularizing the wrong general. Nassim Nicholas Taleb investingerrorstwo Information is antifragile; it feeds more on attempts to harm it than it does on efforts to promote it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb effortinformationdoe The same past data can confirm a theory and its exact opposite! If you survive until tomorrow, it could mean that either a) you are more likely to be immortal or b) that you are closer to death. Nassim Nicholas Taleb oppositesmeanpast If you hear a "prominent" economist using the word 'equilibrium,' or 'normal distribution,' do not argue with him; just ignore him, or try to put a rat down his shirt. Nassim Nicholas Taleb normalratstrying
