"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

#Trying Quotes #Rats Quotes #Normal Quotes

“Everyone knows French artist Claude Monet's "Water Lilies," which he painted in his garden. You find the images everywhere from galleries to dorm rooms and dentists' lounges.”

Source : Source: www.npr.org
“I believe that my observations have always led me to find that the so-called realist moves about the world with a closed mind, ringed as it were with concrete and cement, and that the so-called romantic is like an unfenced garden in and out of which truth can wander at will.”

Source : Joseph Roth (2002). “The Emperor's Tomb”, p.47, The Overlook Press
“I like everything to be washable, myself included.”
“Happiness is mental harmony; unhappiness is mental inharmony.”
“Everyone in football knows what John Terry's like off the field”
“Every day you spend becoming an expert in a field, you become more useless in that field.”
“I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.”
“I'm convinced no one actually likes clubs. It's a conspiracy. We've been told they're cool and fun; that only "saddoes" dislike them. And no one in our pathetic little pre-apocalyptic timebubble wants to be labelled "sad" - it's like being officially declared worthless by the state. So we muster a grin and go out on the town in our millions.”

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