Nassim Nicholas Taleb Children Quotations

Deficits are like putting dynamite in the hands of children. They can get out of control very quickly.

Mental clarity is the child of courage, not the other way around.

The grandchildren should not bear the debts of the grandparents.

Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.

You know, children philosophize more than adults - and they are critical of adults.