Assets Quote by Nassim Nicholas Taleb Download Open image “A country's assets reside in the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Assets Country Patriotism Risk
In a country of such recent civilization as ours, whose almost limitless treasures of material wealth invite the risks of capital and the industry… — Felix Adler Copy Share Image
The more you know about your country, your people, you invest better in your craft. — Ayushmann Khurrana Copy Share Image
Merchants have no country. The mere spot they stand on does not constitute so strong an attachment as that from which they draw their… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor. — Helen Keller Copy Share Image
Trade increases the wealth and glory of a country; but its real strength and stamina are to be looked for among the cultivators of… — William Pitt Copy Share Image
“Projectors, Brokers of Capital, Insurancers, Peddlers upon the global Scale, Enterprisers and Quacks,— these are the last poor fallen and feckless inheritors of a… — Thomas Pynchon Copy Share Image
So you go to Brookings, or you go to Heritage or others, they know their position on any subject before they research it. If… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the people you have working there, and what they carry… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
In our time, in particular, there exists another form of ownership which is becoming no less important than land: the possession of know-how, technology… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
Property-owners are the most energetic flag-waggers and patriots in every country, but only so long as they enjoy their possessions: to safeguard those they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Wittgenstein's ruler: Unless you have confidence in the ruler's reliability, if you use a ruler to measure a table you may also be using… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
In politics we face the choice between warmongering, nation-state loving, big-business agents on one hand; and risk-blind, top-down, epistemic arrogant big servants of large… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
My nightmare scenario is that the government saves Citibank once again, as well as the other banks, and business resumes as usual. Then, the… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Using, as an excuse, others' failure of common sense is in itself a failure of common sense. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
“Suckers think that you cure greed with money, addiction with substances, expert problems with experts, banking with bankers, economics with economists, and debt crises… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
“One needs to go out and buy a lottery ticket in order to win. Does it mean that the work involved in the trip… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Individuals should think about the worst-case scenarios and plan for them. The world will be crazier than you think it will be. Put money… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
“If you are looking for your misplaced wallet in your living room, in a trial and error mode, you exercise rationality by not looking… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
“Most humans manage to squander their free time, as free time makes them dysfunctional, lazy, and unmotivated—the busier they get, the more active they… — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
We learn the most from fools ... yet we pay them back with the worst ingratitude. — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Most people put money in their piggy bank. I buy a goose that lays golden eggs over and over again. That's what an asset… — Robert Kiyosaki Copy Share Image
Developing expertise or assets that are not easily copied is essential; otherwise you're just a middleman. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Well I think they broke the mould when they made me and being humble is one of my great assets. — Larry Hagman Copy Share Image
3 people get stranded on a remote Island A Banker, a Daily Mail reader & an Asylum seeker All they have to eat is… — Christopher Brookmyre Copy Share Image
Why doesn't the United States take over the monarchy and unite with England? England does have important assets. Naturally the longer you wait, the… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
You have great assets if you're a dual-threat, but you still have to throw from the pocket and do all those types of things. — Marcus Mariota Copy Share Image
Regulations for international accounting and funding will have to be examined to identify policies that inadvertently discourage institutional investors from putting their resources into… — Jose Angel Gurria Copy Share Image
[When I die], I will decidedly not be regretting missed opportunities for a good time. My regrets will be more along the lines of… — Anthony Bourdain Copy Share Image
Sourav's greatest asset is his ability to communicate. He is a naturally very confident person. He encourages his team, is a great motivator and… — Ravi Shastri Copy Share Image
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