Malcolm Gladwell

There will be statues of Bill Gates across the Third World. There’s a reasonable shot that – because of his money – we will cure malaria.

Malcolm Gladwell

There’s this powerful phrase in the legal world, “Difficult cases make bad law.” The exception is the difficult case. You can’t generalize them by definition. So although they are fascinating, they don’t solve any problem because they’re so one of a kind.

Malcolm Gladwell

They were so focused on the mechanics and the process that they never looked at the problem holistically. In the act of tearing something apart, you lose its meaning.

Malcolm Gladwell

Those who are successful at creating social epidemics do not just do what they think is right. They deliberately test their intuitions.

Malcolm Gladwell

To appreciate the power of epidemics, we have to abandon this expectation about proportionality. We need to prepare ourselves for the possibility that sometimes big changes follow from small events, and that sometimes these changes can happen very quickly.

Malcolm Gladwell

To be someone’s best friend requires a minimum investment of time. More than that, though, it takes emotional energy. Caring about someone deeply is exhausting.

Malcolm Gladwell

Understanding the power of the underdog requires an effort. It requires standing up to conventional wisdom.

Malcolm Gladwell

We all know that successful people come from hardy seeds. But do we know enough about the sunlight

Malcolm Gladwell

We are trained to think that what goes into any transaction or relationship or system must be directly related, in intensity and dimension, to what comes out.

Malcolm Gladwell

We aren’t, as human beings, very good at acting in our best interest.

Malcolm Gladwell