How much you truly “believe” in something can be manifested only through what you are willing to risk for it. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Belief, Life, Risk, Success
For all it takes is for my paranoia to be right once, and it saves my life. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Life, Risk, Wise
In a strategy that entails ruin, benefits never offset risks of ruin. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Life, Risk, Wise
Superstitions can be vectors for risk management rules. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Business, Risk, Superstition, Wise
Never discount anything that allows you to survive. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Life, Risk, Success, Wisdom, Wise
Courage is the only virtue you cannot fake. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Courage, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Risk
Courage (risk taking) is the highest virtue. We need entrepreneurs. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Courage, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Risk
If you understand nothing about the problem (like D.C. pundits) and have no skin in the game, then everything is seen through the prism of geopolitics. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Geopolitics, Risk, Skin in the game, Wise
Given the number of people trying to get on the money-making bus, there is a progressive accumulation of Black Swan risks in such systems. Then, boom, the systemic blowup happens. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Black swan, Business, Failure, Money, Risk
One should not mess with a system if the results are fraught with uncertainty, or, more generally, should avoid engaging in an action with a big downside if one has no idea of the outcomes. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Life, Risk, Wise
Those who don’t take risks should never be involved in making decisions. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Decisiveness, Leadership, Risk
The fool takes risks he doesn’t understand, mistaking his own past luck for skills, the crook transfers risks to others. By Nassim Nicholas Taleb Life, Risk, Risk taking, Wise
Nothing will ever be attempted, if all possible objections must be first overcome. By Samuel Johnson Courage, Daring, Risk
Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly. By Robert F. Kennedy Achievement, Courage, Daring, Failure, Risk
I don’t trust a bank that would lend money to such a poor risk. By Robert Benchley Bankers, Banking, Risk, Sarcastic
