Don't read newspapers for the news (just for the gossip and, of course, profiles of authors). The best filter to know if the news matters is if you hear it in cafes, restaurants... or (again) parties.

The person you are most afraid to contradict is yourself.

Nobody reads the disclosures that roll down your computer screen. You click 'I agree' but you don't know what you're agreeing to.

The fragile wants tranquility, the antifragile grows from disorder, and the robust doesn't care too much.

Never ask anyone for their opinion, forecast, or recommendation. Just ask them what they have—or don’t have—in their portfolio.

The world we live in is vastly different from the world we think we live in.

A country's assets reside in the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers.