All Malcolm Gladwell Quotes
- Economists often talk about the 80/20 Principle, which is the idea that in any situation roughly 80 percent of the Γ’β¬ΕworkΓ’β¬Β will be done by… Accidents
- The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden… Advantage
- Working really hard is what successful people do... Hard
- Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities. Act
- understanding the true nature of instinctive decision making requires us to be forgiving of those people trapped in circumstances where good judgment is imperiled. Circumstances
- The poorer children were, to her mind, often better behaved, less whiny, more creative in making use of their own time, and have a well-developed… Behaved
- Success is a function of persistence and doggedness and the willingness to work hard for twenty-two minutes to make sense of something that most people… Doggedness
- Incompetence annoys me. Overconfidence terrifies me. Annoying
- The sense of possibility so necessary for success comes not just from inside us or from our parents. It comes from our time: from the… From
- The particular skill that allows you to talk your way out of a murder rap, or convince your professor to move you from the morning… Afternoon
- Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness. Appear
- The trick to finding ideas is to convince yourself that everyone and everything has a story. Business
- Innovation-the heart of the knowledge economy-is fundamentally social. Change
- The act of facing overwhelming odds produces greatness and beauty. Act
- My books have contradictions all the time - and people are fine with that. All
- We should be firing bad teachers. Bad
- The willingness to be self-critical in England is much greater than the willingness to be self-critical in America. America
- I never had those dreams of making the Olympics. Never. Dreams
- The fact of being an underdog changes people in ways that we often fail to appreciate. It opens doors and creates opportunities and enlightens and… Appreciate
- If you go to an elite school where the other students in your class are all really brilliant, you run the risk of mistakenly believing… All