If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Born in Lebanon in 1960, Nassim Nicholas Taleb transitioned from Wall Street options trader to thinker on uncertainty. He introduced Black Swan theory and the concept of antifragility, exposing humanity's cognitive blind spots regarding unpredictable risk. Having validated his theories during the 2008 financial crisis, he opened new frontiers in the field of risk engineering as a practitioner-intellectual.
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Nassim Nicholas Taleb's Other Quotes
The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.
Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes fire. Likewise with randomness, uncertainty, chaos: you want to use them, not hide from them.
The problem with experts is that they do not know what they do not know.
Don't tell me what you think, tell me what you have in your portfolio.
Suckers try to win arguments, non-suckers try to win.
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