Never think that lack of variability is stability. Don't confuse lack of volatility with stability, ever. - Nassim Nicholas Taleb - Quotesmemo.com

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Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Never think that lack of variability is stability. Don't confuse lack of volatility with stability, ever.

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