The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive,... - Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Bed of Procrustes: Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms

"A prophet is not someone with special visions, just someone blind to most of what others see"

"The curious mind embraces science; the gifted and sensitive, the arts; the practical, business; the leftover becomes an economist"

"Wit seduces by signaling intelligence without nerdiness."