"From medieval tapestries, we know that slingers were……" — Malcolm Gladwell

"From medieval tapestries, we know that slingers were capable of hitting birds in flight. They were incredibly accurate."

— Malcolm Gladwell

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219 Quotes by Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell has 219 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

[Norden] said, with the Mark 15 Norden bombsight, he could drop a bomb into a pickle barrel at 20,000 feet.
The issue isn't the accuracy of the bombs you have, it's how you use the bombs you have - and…
Shortly after the birth control pill was approved for public distribution, one woman wrote to John Rock, its inventor, "You…
The people at the top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much…
For every romantic possiblity, no matter how robust, there exists at least one equal and opposite sentence, phrase, or word…
We vary greatly in the natural advantages that we've been given. The world's not fair
The values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who…
Instinct is the gift of experience. The first question you have to ask yourself is, 'On what basis am I…
Radio stations have constructed a narrow door[way], and that's because they don't understand how complex and paradoxical our snap judgments…
Living a long life, the conventional wisdom at the time said, depended to a great extent on who we were-that…
Often a sign of expertise is noticing what doesn't happen.
I've been in auditions without screens, and I can assure you that I was prejudiced. I began to listen with…

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All photographs are accurate. None of them is the truth. — Richard Avedon
In artillery exercises, women always win because they're more accurate. — Michelle Bachelet
Numbers are the product of counting. Quantities are the product of measurement. This means that numbers can conceivably be accurate… — Gregory Bateson
To give an accurate and exhaustive account of that period would need a far less brilliant pen than mine. — Max Beerbohm
An accurate knowledge of the past of a country is necessary for everyone who would understand its present, and who… — Annie Besant
I move on stage differently. The more you act, anyway, the more you live, your perception of life becomes more… — Juliette Binoche
Trust in yourself. Your perceptions are often far more accurate than you are willing to believe. — Claudia Black
Simply stated, the need for accurate intelligence and prescient analysis from CIA has never been greater than it is in… — John O. Brennan
Americans need accurate information in order to consider Social Security reform. Too bad the media can't be counted upon to… — Herman Cain
My public caricature - that of a self-confident alpha male - is only partly accurate. — Alastair Campbell
Black people don't have an accurate idea of their history, which has been either suppressed or distorted. — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
I try never to focus on the radio, just find great songs, find emotion and just write the best songs… — Gary Allan

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