Nothing frustrates me more than someone who reads something of mine or anyone else's and says, angrily, 'I don't buy it.' Why are they angry? Good writing does not succeed or fail on the strength of its ability to persuade. It succeeds or fails on the strength of its ability to engage you, to make you think, to give you a glimpse into someone else's headโeven if in the end you conclude that someone else's head is not a place you'd really like to be.
Malcolm GladwellWhen people in authority want the rest of us to behave, it matters-first and foremost-how they behave.
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 GladwellSo the first task of a police force is not to fight crime and enforce the law. It is to establish legitimacy with the law-abiding citizenry and then fight crime and enforce the law.
Malcolm Gladwell