When you're an underdog, you're forced to try things you would never otherwise have attempted.
Malcolm GladwellWhy are man hole covers around?" If you don't knwo the answer to the questions, you're not smart enough to work at microsoft
Malcolm GladwellMy highest compliment is when someone comes up to me to say, "My 14-year-old daughter, or my 12-year-old son read your book and loved it." I cannot conceive of a greater compliment than that - to write something that as an adult I find satisfying, but also that manages to reach a curious 13- or 14-year-old.
Malcolm GladwellAs a writer, I know that - you write a first draft and then put it in a drawer. The longer I can put it in a drawer, the better off I am. So I structure my writing so that things can sit.
Malcolm Gladwellif we can control the environment in which rapid cognition takes place, then we can control rapid cognition
Malcolm GladwellDo I think that American democracy ends if Trump is president? No! I think, there are plenty of checks and balances in place. I think he would do some damage to the country but we would recover. The office of the presidency and American democratic institutions are a lot stronger than one person. So if he wins, our job is just to keep the office strong, right? And hope he'll be replaced by something better!
Malcolm Gladwell