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"Charlie's a giant whose philosophy has deeply influenced my own. But his intellect & temperament make him underemphasise the importance for the ordinary person of above all avoiding ruin. E.g., he counsels patience & betting heavily & with conviction only when that very rare sure bet arrives. But the average person would do well to heed Taleb, to doubt our convictions, & to cap the downside even of these rare bets." — Apr 30, 2026 01:22AM
"Charlie's a giant whose philosophy has deeply influenced my own. But his intellect & temperament make him underemphasise the importance for the ordinary person of above all avoiding ruin. E.g., he counsels patience & betting heavily & with conviction only when that very rare sure bet arrives. But the average person would do well to heed Taleb, to doubt our convictions, & to cap the downside even of these rare bets." — Apr 30, 2026 01:22AM
“As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.”
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“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”
― To Kill a Mockingbird
― To Kill a Mockingbird
“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
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“The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.”
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“It is thanks to my evening reading alone that I am still more or less sane.”
― Vertigo
― Vertigo
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