"The inability to predict outliers implies the inability to predict the course of history"

-- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#Inability Quotes #Outliers Quotes

“I have to write a first draft with a fountain pen before I type it up as a second.”
“If I was a woman in Russia, I would be a lesbian, as the men are very ugly. There are a few handsome ones, like Naomi Campbell's boyfriend, but there you see the most beautiful women and the most horrible men.”
“Parents are already telling their kids about falling in love online - there's nothing "frightening" or "dystopian" about this. So, the critique doesn't work, because we already consider our dystopic state of affairs normal.”

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“The more we realize our minuteness and our impotence in the face of cosmic forces, the more amazing becomes what human beings have achieved.”
“Rhetorically, President Obama is a champion of bipartisanship. In practice, though, he is almost always its enemy.”
“Since music is a reflection of our mindset and our culture, it is bound to change with time. I am glad that India is such a receiving country and is always open to all kinds of music. Our composers, singers and writers are open to experimenting.”
“I move very well. Being able to go at different types of players, that's where I have an advantage.”
“History knows no scruples and no hesitation. Inert and unnering flows towards her goal. History knows herway. She makes no mistakes.”

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