785 Quotes by Malcolm Gladwell

The powerful are not as powerful as they seem – nor the weak as weak.

Success is not a function of individual talent. It’s the steady accumulation of advantages. It’s bound up in so many other broader circumstantial, environmental, historical, and cultural factors.

The Power of the Glance Thin-slicing is not an exotic gift. It is a central part of what it means to be human. We thin-slice whenever we meet a new person or have to make sense of something quickly or encounter a novel situation. We thin-slice because we have to, and we come to rely on that ability because there are lots of hidden fists out there, lots of situations where careful attention to the details of a very thin slice, even for no more than a second or two, can tell us an awful lot.

When we see the giant, why do we automatically assume the battle is his for the winning?

When people are in a group, in other words, responsibility for acting is diffused.

You have to explain the invention to customers – not once or twice but three or four times, with a different twist each time. You have to show them exactly how it works and why it works, and make them follow your hands as you chop liver with it, and then tell them precisely how it fits into their routine, and, finally, sell them on the paradoxical fact that, revolutionary as the gadget is, it’s not at all hard to use.

The contrast between the previous apprehension and the present relief and feeling of security promotes a self-confidence that is the very father and mother of courage.

The Sacred Willow: Four Generations in the Life of a Vietnamese Family. She.

Write down as many different uses that you can think of for the following objects: a brick a blanket This is an example of what’s called a “divergence test.