Search Results for: Nassim
Risky Times
“The attempt to control risk by lowering interest rates reduces the cost of taking risk and so ends up increasing the aggregate amount of risk in the system.” Edward Chancellor, author The... Read More
Unthinkable
“The unthinkable actually happens regularly.” John Maudlin... Read More
Proper Usage
“Use laws that are old but food that is fresh.” Periander of Corinth I found this quote in one of Nassim Taleb’s books. Perhaps Skin in the Game. In my opinion he is the best proponent of St... Read More
Getting Along
“People get along better as neighbors than roommates.” Nassim Taleb in Skin in the Game This is the beautiful Condominium where we live with great neighbors in a great neighborhood.... Read More
Explaining
“We are increasingly populated by a class of people who are better at explaining than doing.” Nassim Taleb in Skin in the Game... Read More
My Politics
“I am, at the federal level, libertarian; at the state level, Republican; at the local level, Democrat; and at the family and friends level, a communist.” Variously attributed. Read in a Nassim Ta... Read More
Tongue in Cheek
It’s hard to keep your tongue in your cheek when your head is up your ass. ... Read More