In social policy, when we provide a safety net, it should be designed to help people take more entrepreneurial risks, not to turn them into dependents. This doesn't mean that we should be callous to the underprivileged. Nassim Nicholas Taleb callousdependentdesign share on social
Paul Krugman is a danger to society! Nassim Nicholas Taleb dangerkrugmanpaul Change image and share on social
Nature builds things that are antifragile. In the case of evolution, nature uses disorder to grow stronger. Occasional starvation or going to the gym also makes you stronger, because you subject your body to stressors and gain from them. Nassim Nicholas Taleb antifragilebodybuild share on social
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 away, and then you can live with much more freedom. Nassim Nicholas Taleb badcasecrazy Change image and share on social
I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus. Nassim Nicholas Taleb bonusdayincrease Change image and share on social
Debt is a mistake between lender and borrower, and both should suffer. Nassim Nicholas Taleb borrowerdebtlender Change image and share on social
We humans lack imagination, to the point of not even knowing what tomorrow's important things will look like. Nassim Nicholas Taleb humanimaginationimportant Change image and share on social
I've been telling anyone willing to listen that banks have a tendency to sit on time bombs while convincing themselves that they are conservative and nonvolatile. Nassim Nicholas Taleb bankbombconservative Change image and share on social
If you take risks and face your fate with dignity, there is nothing you can do that makes you small; if you don't take risks, there is nothing you can do that makes you grand, nothing. Nassim Nicholas Taleb dignityfacefate Change image and share on social
The American people will eventually get hurt by this accumulated deficit. That's the problem. We have too much deficit. We have to find a solution. Nassim Nicholas Taleb accumulateamericandeficit Change image and share on social
