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Say Quotes by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
- Many people keep deploring the low level of formal education in the United states (as defined by, say, math grades). Yet these fail to realize…
- Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope, some day, to find something to say.
- My major hobby is teasing people who take themselves and the quality of their knowledge too seriously and those who don't have the guts to…
- If you see fraud and do not say fraud, you are a fraud.
- An ad hominem attack against an individual, not against an idea, is highly flattering. It indicates that the person does not have anything intelligent to…
- Your reputation is harmed the most by what you say to defend it.
- When you ask people, 'What's the opposite of fragile?,' they tend to say robust, resilient, adaptable, solid, strong. That's not it. The opposite of fragile…
- What organized dating sites fail to understand is that the people are far more interesting in what they don't say about themselves.
More Say Quotes
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
- Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is… — Richard Bach
- I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion… — Karen Armstrong
- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. — Lance Armstrong
- I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being… — Neil Armstrong
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to… — Darren Aronofsky
- Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. — Sholem Asch
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash