Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

I used to think that running an organization was equivalent to conducting a symphony orchestra. But I don't think that's quite it; it's more like jazz. There is more improvisation. Someone once wrote that the sound of surprise is jazz, and if there's any one thing that we must try to get used to in this world, it's surprise and the unexpected. Truly, we are living in world where the only thing that's constant is change.

I have had a pretty hardcore crash course on living out of a suitcase. Some people take consistency in their lives for granted. When you have little to none, you discover it's kind of a nice thing.

Change never bothers me, not really.

Strong communities ... embrace change. New discoveries require us to think differently and approach things differently, to think anew.

Anything organic requires some dose of variability so it can adapt all the time, and fixing things is not a good idea.

Any year that you don't destroy one of your best-loved ideas is probably a wasted year

Thats the beautiful thing about being human: Things change.

Change is the one thing we can be sure of.

I would be a fool to put my feet down in a position where I can't accommodate metamorphoses.

You can never plan the future by the past.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

The ability to change constantly and effectively is made easier by high-level continuity.

Become a student of change. It is the only thing that will remain constant.

I love change, I need it.

Change is not threatening.

One must not expect anything in these times, but be ready for everything.

I was brought up with a scientific outlook on life. It's the way my father deciphers the world - whether it's football, politics or hairstyles. So I don't get anxious about the future, because I was raised to believe and accept that nothing stays the same, and the best way to survive is to adapt.

We tell prospective hires, 'If you want an environment that is never going to change, don't come here. This is not the place for you.'

Not every year is going to be the same and you just kind of have to just roll with the punches.

Things always change and you can't ever say never, because you don't know what is around the corner.

Things are constantly evolving, and anything could happen. And that's exciting to me.

As the world we live in is so unpredictable, the ability to learn and to adapt to change is imperative, alongside creativity, problem-solving, and communication skills.

It's been my habit of mind, over these years, to understand that every situation in which human beings are involved can be turned on its head. Everything someone assures me to be true might not be. Every pillar of belief the world rests on may or may not be about to explode. Most things don't stay the way they are very long. Knowing this, however, has not made me cynical. Cynical means believing that good isn't possible; and I know for a fact that good is. I simply take nothing for granted and try to be ready for the change that's soon to come.

Life is fluid, ever evolving. The more dynamic you are, the more happens in your life, all the time.

Standardization leads to rigidity, and rigidity causes things to break.