Nassim Nicholas Taleb — "Beware of economists. They are like doctors who treat the symptoms, not the dise…"

"Never trust a man who reads the newspaper to get information. Trust the one who reads it to find out what opinions are being pushed."

"Be polite, but ignore comments, praise, and criticism from people you wouldn't hire."

"The way people reveal unconsciously that an action would be in their best interest is by telling you that it is 'in *your* best interest'."

"Karl Marx, a visionary, figured out that you can control a slave much better by convincing him he is an employee."

"So long as you see the picture of Larry Summers going to Davos, you have to stay short U.S. Treasuries for another year. It means they [the Obama administration] don't know what's going on."