Nassim Nicholas Taleb The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism. – Nassim Nicholas Taleb Academics Quotes Careerism Quotes Corrupted Quotes Job Quotes Philosophers Quotes Philosophy Quotes I am happy everywhere except in places where I see glitz and rich farts. I am happiest in Brooklyn, where the concentration of rich farts is minimal. A country’s assets reside in the tinkerers, the hobbyists, and the risk-takers.
Conan O'Brien I always knew that it was going to be an uphill climb to replace Letterman from complete obscurity with no experience, but I think I had to go through it to know exactly what a titanic effort that was going to be. – Conan O’Brien
Jeffrey Sachs The runs started in Thailand after the IMF intervened in such a dramatic way. Then the IMF came to Indonesia. – Jeffrey Sachs
Georgia O'Keeffe I have things in my head that are not like what anyone has taught me – shapes and ideas so near to me – so natural to my way of being and thinking that it hasn’t occurred to me to put them down. – Georgia O’Keeffe
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