If something is going on, I hear about it. I like to talk to people, I socialise. Television is a waste of time. Human contact is what matters.

The irony of the process of thought control: the more energy you put into trying to control your ideas and what you think about, the more your ideas end up controlling you.

We glorify those who left their names in history books at the expense of those contributors about whom our books are silent. We humans are not just a superficial race - we are a very unfair one.

Antifragility is beyond resilience or robustness. The resilient resists shocks and stays the same; the antifragile gets better.

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.

The bonus for bankers fragilizes the system. Someone has the upside at the expense of others.

Things always become obvious after the fact