Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

I am a danger to myself if I get angry.

I find it really easy to be aggressive, I find it easy to cry.

Anger is like the blade of a butcher knife - very difficult to hold on to for long without harming yourself.

Our anger and annoyance are more detrimental to us than the things themselves which anger or annoy us.

I went through a period where I just wanted to punch everybody. Since then, I've had a lot of therapy and I've figured a lot of things out.

Experts say you should never hit your children in anger. When is a good time? When you're feeling festive?

I like fighting. I get into rows all the time.

I like a good old-fashioned fistfight if people are pissed off at each other. I just feel like if you're really mad and want to have a fight, then put your dukes up.

The MMA stuff has been really good, I'm enjoying that. To be able to work with Jay Glazer, he's a total meathead, he loves all that stuff. I hit him as hard as I can and he's like 'Yeah!' It's been fun for me to release that anger without putting pads on.

Before boxing, I was this angry kid ready to fight if someone said, 'Hello.'

Boxing was a way to express my anger. All of a sudden, I was expressing anger, and I was good at it. I was like a Jekyll and Hyde. Boxing helped me because I was fighting the anger out. I was knocking guys out.

I used to be angry all the time and at everybody. I would get really violent.

I've gotten punched in the face before by Cena. His hands are like rocks.

I do not want to get hit in the face for real. I'll get mad.

Fighting angry and fighting mad isn't good.

Like I already revealed, I once hit a director with a slipper.

One thing that's good is I don't lose it if some old mate goes 'bang!' and hits me in the face.

Trace cursed. He actually wanted to hit something, but a tree would break his knuckles, he didn't want to put another dent in the truck, and Dare would hit back.

What was your secret?" That brought another smile. "Learn to laugh, otherwise, you'll beat them to death with a hammer first chance

I’ve had a tense couple of days. And I’ve got to tell you, burning someone’s face off sounds like a great way to relax.

I've had a lot of arguments with people, but it's never really gotten physical.

It occured to Starling how much Roden would benefit from an elbow smash in the hinge of his jaw.

I have too much potential for collapse. There's an anonymity that makes people feel safe to participate in hatefulness. I like a good old-fashioned fistfight if people are pissed off at each other. I just feel like if you're really mad and want to have a fight, then put your dukes up.

For a moment he thought she was about to hit him, which would have been bad, or even start crying, which would have been much, much worse.

I have thought about punching people out. Sometimes, I've thought, 'Why don't I just act on that impulse?' But then, I've never hit anybody in anger. Hey! I've never hit anybody for fun.