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Like Adam, Formed From Clay, Children Are Formed From The Biological Material Of Which They Are Made Or By The Hands Of Their Parents.

Every Form Of Strength Is Also A Form Of Weakness,” He Once Wrote. “pretty Girls Tend To Become Insufferable Because, Being Pretty, Their Faults Are Too Much Tolerated. Possessions Entrap Men, And Wealth Paralyzes Them. I Learned To Write Because I Am One Of Those People Who Somehow Cannot Manage The Common Communications Of Smiles And Gestures, But Must Use Words To Get Across Things That Other People Would Never Need To Say.

In Their Leaders, Advisers, And Experts, People Much Prefer Overconfidence, Total Certainty, To Any Kind Of Doubt.

A Credit Default Swap Was Confusing Mainly Because It Wasn't Really A Swap At All. It Was An Insurance Policy, Typically On A Corporate Bond, With Semiannual Premium Payments And A Fixed Term.

People In Both Fields Operate With Beliefs And Biases. To The Extent You Can Eliminate Both And Replace Them With Data, You Gain A Clear Advantage.