Malcolm Gladwell

The difference isn’t resources, it’s attitude.

Malcolm Gladwell

Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.

Malcolm Gladwell

It takes ten thousand hours to truly master anything. Time spent leads to experience; experience leads to proficiency; and the more proficient you are the more valuable you’ll be.

Malcolm Gladwell

Nobody accomplishes success by themselves.

Malcolm Gladwell

Outliers are those who have been given opportunities – and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

Malcolm Gladwell

Success has to do with deliberate practice. Practice must be focused, determined, and in an environment where there’s feedback.

Malcolm Gladwell

The key to good decision making is not knowledge. It is understanding.

Malcolm Gladwell

The people at the very top don’t work just harder or even much harder than everyone else. They work much, much harder.

Malcolm Gladwell

Courage is not something that you already have that makes you brave when the tough times start. Courage is what you earn when you’ve been through the tough times and you discover they aren’t so tough after all.

Malcolm Gladwell

Extraordinary achievement is less about talent than it is about opportunity.

Malcolm Gladwell