“The general principle of antifragility: it is much better to do things you cannot explain than explain things you cannot do.”

—Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

“The first, and hardest, step to wisdom: avert the standard assumption that people know what they want.”

—Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

“If you want people to like you, do not give them advice. Ask them for advice.”

—Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

“Trust those who are greedy for money a thousand times more than those who are greedy for credentials.” —Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

‘Behavioral economics can be summarized as follows: “humans are idiots”.
My message: “Maybe, but behavioral economists are most certainly idiots”.‘

—Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

“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.”
—Nassim Nicholas Taleb.

“The rationalist imagines an imbecile-free society; the empiricist an imbecile-proof one, or even better, a rationalist-proof one.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb.