Deficits are like putting dynamite in the hands of children. They can get out of control very quickly.
Nassim Nicholas TalebYou are rich if and only if money you refuse tastes better than money you accept.
Nassim Nicholas TalebAvoid losers. If you hear someone use the words 'impossible', 'never', 'too difficult' too often, drop him or her from your social network.
Nassim Nicholas TalebIf I ask you to write down the last 4 digits of your social security number, and then take you out to lunch and ask you how many dentists there are in Manhattan, there's going to be a high correlation between those two numbers. What happens is that the number psychologically makes you feel confident.
Nassim Nicholas Taleb