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I wonder if anyone ever measured the time it takes, at a party, before a mildly successful stranger who went to Harvard makes others aware of it.

— Nassim Nicholas Taleb Contemporary · Black Swan theory

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"Never trust a statistician."

"Beware of people who always agree with you."

"The more you try to be rational, the more irrational you become."

"Never trust a man who wears a tie to a casual event."

"The best way to get rich is to avoid getting poor."

The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

Date: 2010

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