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Every breath we take is a reminder of our fragility.

From The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

Start small, learn quickly, and use that knowledge to build a better product.

From The Lean Startup by Eric Ries

You can't be antifragile if you are not exposed to randomness.

From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

A single flaw can unravel the most intricate of designs, reminding us of the fragility of perfection.

From The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World by Simon Winchester

The brain is the most complex organ in the body, but it is also the most fragile.

From The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons by Sam Kean

The human body is a curious thing; it is both fragile and resilient.

From Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach

The brain is the most complex structure in the universe, and it is also the most fragile.

From The Body: A Guide for Occupants by Bill Bryson

The larger the organization, the more efficient it becomes, but also more fragile.

From Scale by Geoffrey West

Civilization is a fragile construct built on the complex interactions of countless components.

From The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Civilization in the Aftermath of a Cataclysm by Lewis Dartnell

In a world of platforms, agility and adaptability are critical for survival.

From Machine, Platform, Crowd by Andrew McAfee and Erik Brynjolfsson

The fragile wants tranquility, the antifragile grows from disorder.

From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The extinction of species is a reminder of the fragility of life.

From The Sixth Extinction by Elizabeth Kolbert

To be antifragile is to embrace uncertainty and thrive in it.

From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The forgotten room reminded us of the fragility of life.

From The Forgotten Room: Inside a Public Patient Hospital by Dan Baum

To be antifragile is to be able to profit from disorder.

From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Some things benefit from shocks; they thrive and grow when exposed to volatility, randomness, disorder, and uncertainty.

From Antifragile by Nassim Nicholas Taleb