Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes about Lying

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Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears

Half of the people lie with their lips; the other half with their tears

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Lying, People, Tears

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.1808, Random House

My biggest problem with modernity may lie in the growing separation of the ethical and the legal

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Lying, Growing, May

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2016). “Incerto 4-Book Bundle: Fooled by Randomness The Black Swan The Bed of Procrustes Antifragile”, p.1764, Random House

People who forecast simply because "that's my job," knowing pretty well that their forecast is ineffectual, are not what I would call ethical. What they do is no different from repeating lies simply because "it's my job."

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Jobs, Lying, Knowing

Nassim Nicholas Taleb (2010). “The Black Swan: Second Edition: The Impact of the Highly Improbable Fragility"”, p.163, Random House