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QUOTE A DAY - Jan. 18th, 2011

Greetings fellow quote lovers:

One of my favorite modern philosophers is Nicolas Taleb.
He wrote the amazing book, The Black Swan which is very
dense but extremely worthwhile to get through.

He recently write a book "The Bed of Procrustes", which
is an encapsulation of Taleb's thinking by presenting
aphorisms on many different topics.

I have a sampling of those aphorisms for you today. I
hope you enjoy them. Have a wonderful week!

Best,

JA

Questions? Comments? Email me at: quote (at) Quotes2u.com

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*---- Quotes For The Week ----*

You are alive in inverse proportion to the density of
clichés in your writing.
--Nicolas Taleb

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The opposite of manliness isn't cowardice; it's technology.
--Nicolas Taleb

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Just as no monkey is as good-looking as the ugliest of
humans, no academic is worthier than the worst of the
creators.
--Nicolas Taleb

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**--- MYSTERY QUOTE ---**

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their
echoes are truly endless.

See at the bottom for the answer

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*---- More Quotes for the Week ----*

Anyone voicing a forecast or expressing an opinion without
something at risk has some element of phoniness. Unless he
risks going down with the ship this would be like watching
an adventure movie.
--Nicolas Taleb

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The difference between technology and slavery is that
slaves are fully aware that they are not free.
--Nicolas Taleb

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The difference between love and happiness is that those
who talk about love tend to be in love, but those who
talk about happiness tend to be unhappy.
--Nicolas Taleb

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Atheism (materialism) means treating the dead as if
they were unborn. I won't. By accepting the sacred, you
reinvent religion.
--Nicolas Taleb

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MYSTERY QUOTE AND ANSWER - DID YOU GUESS CORRECTLY?

Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their
echoes are truly endless.

MYSTERY ANSWER: Mother Teresa

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