Malcolm Gladwell quotes - page 2

Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker known for his thought-provoking books on psychology and social science. His works, such as "The Tipping Point" and "Outliers," explore the hidden patterns behind success and human behavior. He has become a leading voice in popularizing complex ideas for a wide audience. Here are 96 of his quotes:

To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages today that determine success--the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history--with a society that provides opportunities for all.

Malcolm Gladwell

My earliest memories of my father are of seeing him work at his desk and realizing that he was happy. I did not know it then, but that was one of the most precious gifts a father can give his child.

Malcolm Gladwell

Success is not a random act. It arises out of a predictable and powerful set of circumstances and opportunities.

Malcolm Gladwell

There are exceptional people out there who are capable of starting epidemics. All you have to do is find them.

Malcolm Gladwell

Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness.

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That is the paradox of the epidemic: that in order to create one contagious movement, you often have to create many small movements first.

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We need to look at the subtle, the hidden, and the unspoken.

Malcolm Gladwell

The values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who we are.

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Arousal leaves us mind-blind.

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A book, I was taught long ago in English class, is a living and breathing document that grows richer with each new reading.

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Practice isn't the thing you do once you're good. It's the thing you do that makes you good.

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Those three things - autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward - are, most people will agree, the three qualities that work has to have if it is to be satisfying.

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... If you work hard enough and assert yourself, and use your mind and imagination, you can shape the world to your desires. (151)

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The tipping point is that magic moment when an idea, trend, or social behavior crosses a threshold, tips, and spreads like wildfire.

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In fact, researchers have settled on what they believe is the magic number for true expertise: ten thousand hours.

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No one who can rise before dawn three hundred sixty days a year fails to make his family rich.

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Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.

Malcolm Gladwell

To be someone's best friend requires a minimum investment of time. More than that, though, it takes emotional energy. Caring about someone deeply is exhausting.

Malcolm Gladwell

In the act of tearing something apart, you lose its meaning.

Malcolm Gladwell

the 10,000hr rule is a definite key in success.

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It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely to be given the kinds of special opportunities that lead to further success.

Malcolm Gladwell

being able to act intelligently and instinctively in the moment is possible only after a long and rigorous of education and experience.

Malcolm Gladwell