Nathan

“Don’t tell me what you think, tell me what you have in your portfolio.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life

“We must not suppose that philosophy and common sense - everyday practical concerns - will ever reside together peacefully. Philosophy is not only impractical, it is essentially antipractical. It opens up [...] questions and paths and directions which make practical living impossible. Heidegger quotes Nietzsche, "Philosophy is a voluntary living amid ice and mountain heights." We must never suppose, therefore, that philosophy 'leads to nothing.' It is true, Heidegger insists, that 'you can't do anything with philosophy.”
― Robert C. Solomon, From Rationalism to Existentialism: The Existentialists and Their Nineteenth-century Backgrounds

“I am, at the Fed level, libertarian;
at the state level, Republican;
at the local level, Democrat;
and at the family and friends level, a socialist.
If that saying doesn’t convince you of the fatuousness of left vs. right labels, nothing will.”
― Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Skin in the game

“It’s naive to think that you wouldn’t have taken part in historical atrocities once considered normal if you embrace all the trendy ideas of today.”
― Ayishat Akanbi