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We humans lack imagination, to the point of not even knowing what tomorrow's important things will look like.

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Inequalities of wealth lead to a dispersion in wealth for all.

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A good maxim allows you to have the last word without even starting a conversation.

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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.

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For many people, commuting is the worst part of the day, and policies that can make commuting shorter and more convenient would be a straightforward way to reduce minor but widespread suffering.

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Economics make homeopath and alternative healers look empirical and scientific.

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Success is about honour, feeling morally calibrated, absence of shame, not what some newspaper defines from an external metric.

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When you ask people, 'What's the opposite of fragile?,' they tend to say robust, resilient, adaptable, solid, strong. That's not it. The opposite of fragile is something that gains from disorder.

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If you are in banking and lending, surprise outcomes are likely to be negative for you.

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I lift heavy weights and sprint, but I am so bad at it that I develop severe injuries.

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Biography

Nationality: Lebanese

Type: Scientist

Born: Unknown

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