Malcolm Gladwell: Trending quotes (page 3)

“It wasn't an excuse. It was a fact. He'd had to make his way alone, and no one—not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses — ever makes it alone.”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: Outliers: The Story of Success

Way , Star

“As the playwright George Bernard Shaw once put it: “The reasonable man adapts himself to the world: the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man.”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

World , Dependency

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

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: Outliers: The Story of Success

Success

“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

Source: Outliers: The Story of Success

Success

“Working really hard is what successful people do…”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: Outliers: The Story of Success

People , Success

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

Malcolm Gladwell book Blink

Source: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

Education , Intelligence

“Any fool can spend money. But to earn it and save it and defer gratification—then you learn to value it differently.”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Money , Fools , Learning

“Often a sign of expertise is noticing what doesn't happen.”

Malcolm Gladwell book Blink

Source: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

“We cling to the idea that success is a simple function of individual merit and that the world in which we all grow up and the rules we choose to write as a society don't matter at all.”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: Outliers: The Story of Success

World , Idea , Success

“… mediocre people find their way into positions of authority… because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are a good deal less rational than we think.”

Malcolm Gladwell book Blink

Source: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

People , Way , Thinking , Decision

“You don't start at the top if you want to find the story. You start in the middle, because it's the people in the middle who do the actual work in the world.”

Malcolm Gladwell

People , World

“You can’t concentrate on doing anything if you are thinking, “What’s gonna happen if it doesn’t go right?”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Thinking

“Acquaintances, in sort, represent a source of social power, and the more acquaintances you have the more powerful you are.”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: 引爆趨勢 : 小改變如何引發大流行 [Yin bao qu shi: xiao gai bian ru he yin fa da liu xing]

“Did they know why they knew? Not at all. But the Knew!”

Malcolm Gladwell book Blink

Source: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

“No one-not rock stars, not professional athletes, not software billionaires, and not even geniuses-ever makes it alone”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: Outliers: The Story of Success

Star

“understanding the true nature of instinctive decision making requires us to be forgiving of those people trapped in circumstances where good judgment is imperiled.”

Malcolm Gladwell book Blink

Source: Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking

People , Forgiveness , Understanding , Nature

“We spend a lot of time thinking about the ways that prestige and resources and belonging to elite institutions make us better off. We don’t spend enough time thinking about the ways in which those kinds of material advantages limit our options.”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

Way , Thinking , Time

“Outliers are those who have been given opportunities—and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: Outliers: The Story of Success

“Look at the world around you. It may seem like an immovable, implacable place. It is not. With the slightest push—in just the right place—it can be tipped.”

Malcolm Gladwell

Source: The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

World

“Achievement is talent plus preparation.”

Malcolm Gladwell book Outliers

Outliers: The Story of Success
Variant: Achievement is talent plus preparation