You can be certain that the head of a corporation has a lot to worry about when he announces publicly that "there is nothing to worry about." - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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You can be certain that the head of a corporation has a lot to worry about when he announces publicly that "there is nothing to worry about."
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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Look into your own existence. Count the significant events, the technological changes,and the inventions that have taken place in our environment since you were born, and compare them to what was expected before their advent. How many of them came on a schedule?
Look into your own personal life, to your choice of profession, say, or meeting your mate, your exile from your country of origin, the betrayals you faced, your sudden enrichment or impoverishment. How often did these things occur according to plan?
People don't know what they are talking about when they say "religion".
Never read a book if you don't expect to be surprised by something in it, while reading it.
