Malcolm Gladwell World Quotations

A lot of what is most beautiful about the world arises from struggle.

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.

You don't start at the top if you want to find the story. You start in the middle, because it's the people in the middle who do the actual work in the world.

The values of the world we inhabit and the people we surround ourselves with have a profound effect on who we are.

The world is not a meritocracy, as much as we may like to pretend that it is. And we have a long way to go before we really reward people based on their own merit.

We vary greatly in the natural advantages that we've been given. The world's not fair

Choking is about thinking too much. Panic is about thinking too little. Choking is about loss of instinct. Panic is reversion to instinct. They may look the same, but they are worlds apart.

Look at the world around you. It may seem like an immovable, implacable place. It is not. With the slightest push - in just the right place - it can be tipped.

You need to have the ability to gracefully navigate the world.