Heroes are heroes because they are heroic in behavior, not because the…

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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Heroes are heroes because they are heroic in behavior, not because they won or lost. ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile, p.1465, Random House
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