Nassim Nicholas Taleb quotes

Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a renowned author, scholar, and statistician known for his work on risk management and probability theory. Born in Lebanon, Taleb has written several bestselling books, including "The Black Swan" and "Antifragile." He is a former trader and hedge fund manager, and his insights on uncertainty and randomness have earned him a devoted following. Follow Nassim Nicholas Taleb for valuable lessons on navigating unpredictable markets and life challenges.

Weak nations require strong leaders; strong nations require weak leaders, or, better, no leader.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Watching a villain go bankrupt in slow motion is more enjoyable than witnessing his defenestration.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

So looks like 1- Bitcoin is no hedge for adversity 2- Bitcoin is no hedge for inflation 3- Bitcoin is no hedge for deflation 4- Bitcoin is no currency 5- Bitcoin is nothing

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

No rumour is true until officially denied.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

If someone needs to convince you (or, worse, bully you, or, worse, threaten you) that it is a good investment/tool/product, it is not a good investment/tool/product.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Elon Musk illustrates my 'Fooled by Randomness' point: solid financial success is largely the result of skills, hard work, and wisdom. But wild success (in the far tail) is more likely to be the result of reckless betting, extreme luck, & the opposite of wisdom: folly.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The problem with experts is that they do not know what they do not know.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Missing a train is only painful if you run after it! Likewise, not matching the idea of success others expect from you is only painful if that’s what you are seeking.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

When people give you two reasons, consider the first one to be bogus.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

What I learned on my own I still remember.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

To bankrupt a fool, give him information.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

They will envy you for your success, your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status - but rarely for your wisdom.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The problem of knowledge is that there are many more books on birds written by ornithologists than books on birds written by birds and books on ornithologists written by birds.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The imagination of the genius vastly surpasses his intellect; the intellect of the academic vastly surpasses his imagination.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Modernity: we created youth without heroism, age without wisdom, and life without grandeur.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Love without sacrifice is like theft.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Heroes are heroes because they are heroic in behavior, not because they won or lost.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

You may never know what type of person someone is unless they are given opportunities to violate moral or ethical codes.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

He who has never sinned is less reliable than he who has only sinned once.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Difficulty is what wakes up the genius.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

We tend to use knowledge as therapy.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The three most harmful addictions are heroin, carbohydrates, and a monthly salary.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The best researcher is the one who hates academia, the best politician the one who hates politics, best bureaucrat one who hates bureaucracy.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

People focus on role models; it is more effective to find anti-models - people you don't want to resemble when you grow up.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Never take any financial advice from someone who has to work for a living.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Never take any advice from someone you didn't ask for advice.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Never ask the doctor what you should do. Ask him what he would do if he were in your place. You would be surprised at the difference.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Many people drive two miles to the gym in order to walk two miles on a treadmill. Just walk.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb

If you need others to know that you are doing well, you're not doing well.

- Nassim Nicholas Taleb