nntaleb: The average of expectations is typically > than the expectation of averages. (“Don’t cross a river because it is on average 4 f deep”)

nntaleb: Medieval man was a cog in a wheel he did not understand; modern man is a cog in a more complicated system he thinks he understands. [Ch. 5]

nntaleb: Giving businessreaders my book: like giving vintage Bordeaux to drinkers of Diet Coke and listening to their comments about it [TBS-2nd ed]

nntaleb: They will envy you for your success, for your wealth, for your intelligence, for your looks, for your status –but rarely for your wisdom

nntaleb: The idea is to NEVER answer critics, just aim to stay in print –make sure people will be reading me long after they are dead.