Outlier are those who have been given opportunities-- -and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.
Malcolm GladwellInsight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.
Malcolm GladwellStarting epidemics requires concentrating resources on a few key area. The Law of the Few says that Connectors, Mavens, and Salesman are responsible for starting word-of-mouth epidemics, which means that if you are interested in starting a word-of-mouth epidemic , your resources ought to be solely concentrated on these three groups. No one else matters.
Malcolm GladwellWe overlook just how large a role we all play--and by 'we' I mean society--in determining who makes it and who doesn't.
Malcolm GladwellThere's no idea that can't be explained to a thoughtful 14-year-old. If the thoughtful 14-year-old doesn't get it, it is your fault, not the 14-year-old's.
Malcolm GladwellThe particular skill that allows you to talk your way out of a murder rap, or convince your professor to move you from the morning to the afternoon section, is what the psychologist Robert Sternberg calls "practical intelligence." To Sternberg, practical intelligence includes things like "knowing what to say to whom, knowing when to say it, and knowing how to say it for for maximum effect.
Malcolm Gladwell