When people from organizations like the World Bank descended on Third World countries, they always tried to remove obstacles to development, to reduce economic anxiety and uncertainty. Malcolm Gladwell anxietybankcountry Change image and share on social
I try to be unafraid of making a fool of myself. Malcolm Gladwell foolmakeunafray Change image and share on social
From medieval tapestries, we know that slingers were capable of hitting birds in flight. They were incredibly accurate. Malcolm Gladwell accuratebirdcapable Change image and share on social
Do you remember the wrestler Andre the Giant? Famous. He had acromegaly. Malcolm Gladwell acromegalyandrefamous Change image and share on social
I don't understand, given the constraints physicians have in doing their job and the paperwork demanded of them, why people want to be physicians. I think we've made it very, very difficult for them to perform their job. I think that's a shame. Malcolm Gladwell constraintdemanddifficult share on social
My rule is that if I interview someone, they should never read what I have to say about them and regret having given me the interview. Malcolm Gladwell interviewreadregret Change image and share on social
It's very hard to find someone who's successful and dislikes what they do. Malcolm Gladwell dislikefindhard Change image and share on social
If you're last in your class at Harvard, it doesn't feel like you're a good student, even though you really are. It's not smart for everyone to want to go to a great school. Malcolm Gladwell classfeelgood Change image and share on social
A handicap is like trying to race and you have a ten pound weight stuck to your waist. That is a handicap. Malcolm Gladwell handicappoundrace Change image and share on social
Books about spies and traitors - and the congressional hearings that follow the exposure of traitors - generally assume that false-negative errors are much worse than false-positive errors. Malcolm Gladwell assumebadlybook Change image and share on social
