Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes


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.


Citations

Taleb, Nassim Nicholas. The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms. Random House, 2010.

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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  • Nationality: Lebanese, American
  • Profession: Scientist

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (/ˈtɑːləb/; alternatively Nessim or Nissim; born 1960) is a Lebanese-American essayist, scholar, mathematical statistician, and former option trader and risk analyst, whose work concerns problems of randomness, probability, and uncertainty. His 2007 book The Black Swan has been described by The Sunday Times as one of the twelve most influential books since World War II.