History is opaque. You see what comes out, not the script that produces events, [...] The generator of historical events is different from the events themselves, much as the minds of the gods cannot be read just by witnessing their deeds.


p. 8 - The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable (2007)

Nassim Nicholas Taleb Quotes

History is opaque. You see what comes out, not the script that produces events, [...] The generator of historical events is different from the events ...

History is opaque. You see what comes out, not the script that produces events, [...] The generator of historical events is different from the events ...

History is opaque. You see what comes out, not the script that produces events, [...] The generator of historical events is different from the events ...

History is opaque. You see what comes out, not the script that produces events, [...] The generator of historical events is different from the events ...