The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts;…

Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover becomes an economist ✨ Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms, p.90, Penguin UK
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