"Rank beliefs not according to their plausibility but by the harm they may cause."

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb

#May Quotes #Causes Quotes #Belief Quotes

“I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.”
“I have the right to interpretation as a dramatist. I research. It's my responsibility to find the research. It's my responsibility to digest it and do the best that I can with it. But at a certain point that responsibility will become an interpretation.”
“I was always told from the hat-makers that you should have your hair up because it shows the hat more. It feels more 'done' when your hair is up.”
“Perhaps one of the most essential exercises in learning to paint is the copying of master works in the museums.”
“If I don't work, I'll be sitting on the couch watching TV, eating popcorn and getting like a cow.”
“I respect the older guys.”
“You don't know me yet," I said. "Rory was telling me she lives in a swamp," Charlotte said. "That's right," I said, turning up my accent a little. "These are the very first shoes I've ever owned. They sure do pinch my feet." Jerome gave a little snort.”
“You have to go the rounds from individual to individual in order to gather the totality of the race.”

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