"Michelangelo was asked by the pope about the secret of his… - Nassim Nicholas Taleb

"Michelangelo was asked by the pope about the secret of his genius, particularly how he carved the statue of David, largely considered the masterpiece of all masterpieces. His answer was: Its simple. I just remove everything that is not David." - Taleb in Antifragile

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb (born 1 January 1960 in Amioun, Lebanon) is an essayist, epistemologist, researcher, and former practitioner of mathematical finance.

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