Malcolm Gladwell Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“The injunction to be nice is used to deflect criticism and stifle the legitimate anger of dissent.”

“Consistency is the most overrated of all human virtues... I'm someone who changes his mind all the time.”

“That term, 'David and Goliath,' has entered our language as a metaphor for improbable victories by some weak party over someone far stronger.”

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

“If you think advantage lies in resources, then you think the best educational system is the one that spends the most money.”

“People in great institutions are occasionally credulous.”

“Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.”

“We need to be clear when we venerate entrepreneurs what we are venerating. They are not moral leaders. If they were moral leaders, they wouldn't be great businessmen.”

“If you are going to do something truly innovative, you have to be someone who does not value social approval. You can't need social approval to go forward. Otherwise, how would you ever do the thing that you are doing?”