Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quote

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"Le véritable succès est de sortir de risques très hasardeux"

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“In mathematics you don’t understand things, you just get used to them”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“Missing a train is only painful if you run after it”

“Decision-makers learn best from adverse outcomes, not when things go smoothly”

“To understand the future, you do not need techno-autistic jargon, but the wisdom of the elders”

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