"The three most damaging words…" — Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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人类历史上最具破坏性的三个词是“一个好主意”。

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“What we observe is not a pure randomness, but a mixture of order and disorder, of patterns...”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“When you depart from standard probability, you completely lose track of its limits”

“The main difference between government bailouts and charity is the recipient’s acknowled...”

“True success is exiting some very chancy risks”

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“The best way to predict the future is to invent it”

“What you’re thinking is what you’re becoming.”

“If you're not stubborn, you'll give up on experiments too soon.”

“Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”

“The root of suffering is attachment.”

“I will go anywhere as long as it is forward”

“Don’t allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily”

“Sometimes in life, you gotta step up and face your fears head-on”

“The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for.”

“The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.”