"understanding the true nature of instinctive decision making……" — Malcolm Gladwell
"understanding the true nature of instinctive decision making requires us to be forgiving of those people trapped in circumstances where good judgment is imperiled."
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219 Quotes by Malcolm Gladwell
Malcolm Gladwell has 219 quotes on this site.
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[Norden] said, with the Mark 15 Norden bombsight, he could drop a bomb into a pickle barrel at 20,000 feet.
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The issue isn't the accuracy of the bombs you have, it's how you use the bombs you have - and…
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Shortly after the birth control pill was approved for public distribution, one woman wrote to John Rock, its inventor, "You…
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The people at the top don't work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much…
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For every romantic possiblity, no matter how robust, there exists at least one equal and opposite sentence, phrase, or word…
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We vary greatly in the natural advantages that we've been given. The world's not fair
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The values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who…
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Instinct is the gift of experience. The first question you have to ask yourself is, 'On what basis am I…
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Radio stations have constructed a narrow door[way], and that's because they don't understand how complex and paradoxical our snap judgments…
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Living a long life, the conventional wisdom at the time said, depended to a great extent on who we were-that…
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Often a sign of expertise is noticing what doesn't happen.
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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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More Circumstances Quotes
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The ideal man bears the accidents of life with dignity and grace, making the best of circumstances.
— Aristotle
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Yeah, I wasn't chosen to be first. I was just chosen to command that flight. Circumstance put me in that…
— Neil Armstrong
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Since you cannot do good to all, you are to pay special attention to those who, by the accidents of…
— Saint Augustine
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A Scout smiles and whistles under all circumstances.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So…
— James A. Baldwin
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There are movies that require fantasy and slightly more fantastical acting. Lines that are good for certain movies, in real…
— Christian Bale
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Never under any circumstances take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night.
— Dave Barry
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When men are easy in their circumstances, they are naturally enemies to innovations.
— Joseph Addison
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If a Pope clearly realizes that he is no longer physically, psychologically, and spiritually capable of handling the duties of…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic…
— John Berger
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The truth is that stress doesn't come from your boss, your kids, your spouse, traffic jams, health challenges, or other…
— Andrew Bernstein
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I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.
— Tony Blair
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