Another definition of modernity: conversations can be more and more completely reconstructed with clips from other conversations taking place at the same time on the planet.

Remember that you are a Black Swan.

When you develop your opinions on the basis of weak evidence, you will have difficulty interpreting subsequent information that contradicts these opinions, even if this new information is obviously more accurate.

Never ask a trader if he is profitable: you can easily see it in his gesture and gait.

He who has never sinned is less reliable than he who has only sinned once. And someone who has made plenty of errors-though never the same error more than once-is more reliable than someone who has never made any.

You will get the most attention from those who hate you. No friend, no admirer and no partner will flatter you with as much curiosity.

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