If people disobey, don’t ask what is wrong with them, ask what’s wrong with their leaders.
Malcolm Gladwell
Leadership, Authority, Obedience, Power, Society
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More Malcolm Gladwell Quotes
“If your parents are billionaires, that might actually be an obstacle to your own happiness and self-development. If you go to Oxford or Harvard, that might actually thwart your desire to graduate with a science or math degree.” Malcolm Gladwell
Privilege, Happiness, Self-Development, Expectations, Obstacles
Malcolm Gladwell Privilege, Happiness, Self-Development, Expectations, Obstacles“That’s not because journalists know more about Japan. It’s because they knew less: they had the ability to sort through what they knew and find a pattern.” Malcolm Gladwell
Journalism, Knowledge, Japan, Patterns, Insight
Malcolm Gladwell Journalism, Knowledge, Japan, Patterns, Insight“I don’t really collect books. I tend to lose interest in them the minute I’ve read them, so most of the books I’ve read are left in airplanes and hotel rooms.” Malcolm Gladwell
Reading, Books, Interest, Travel, Minimalism
Malcolm Gladwell Reading, Books, Interest, Travel, Minimalism“Emotion is contagious.” Malcolm Gladwell
Emotion, Contagion, Influence, Social Behavior, Human Nature
Malcolm Gladwell Emotion, Contagion, Influence, Social Behavior, Human Nature“We talk a lot here about grit and self-control. The kids know what those words mean.” Malcolm Gladwell
Grit, Self-Control, Education, Character, Resilience
Malcolm Gladwell Grit, Self-Control, Education, Character, Resilience“The willingness to be self-critical in England is much greater than the willingness to be self-critical in America.” Malcolm Gladwell
Self-Criticism, English Society, American Society, Cultural Differences, Reflection
Malcolm Gladwell Self-Criticism, English Society, American Society, Cultural Differences, Reflection“Acquaintances represent a source of social power, and the more acquaintances you have the more powerful you are.” Malcolm Gladwell
Acquaintances, Social Power, Relationships, Influence, Networking
Malcolm Gladwell Acquaintances, Social Power, Relationships, Influence, Networking“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.” Malcolm Gladwell
Change, Influence, Society, Power, Tipping Point
Malcolm Gladwell Change, Influence, Society, Power, Tipping Point“Humans socialize in the largest groups of all primates because we are the only animals with brains large enough to handle the complexities of that social arrangement.” Malcolm Gladwell
Humans, Society, Evolution, Primates, Intelligence
Malcolm Gladwell Humans, Society, Evolution, Primates, Intelligence“This idea of the importance of stickiness in tipping has enormous implications for the way we regard social epidemics as well. We tend to spend a lot of time thinking about how to make messages more contagious – how to reach as many people as possible with our products or ideas. But the hard part of communication is often figuring out how to make sure a message doesn’t go in one ear and out the other.” Malcolm Gladwell
Communication, Social Epidemics, Contagion, Marketing, Message
Malcolm Gladwell Communication, Social Epidemics, Contagion, Marketing, Message“And the Beatles didn’t recoil in horror when they were told they had to play eight hours a night, seven days a week. They jumped at the chance. Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning.” Malcolm Gladwell
Hard work, Success, Perseverance, Music, Passion
Malcolm Gladwell Hard work, Success, Perseverance, Music, Passion“There is a concept in cognitive psychology called the channel capacity, which refers to the amount of space in our brain for certain kinds of information.” Malcolm Gladwell
Cognition, Psychology, Capacity, Information, Brain
Malcolm Gladwell Cognition, Psychology, Capacity, Information, Brain“Revolutions are birthed in conversation, argument, validation, proximity, and the look in your listener’s eye that tells you you’re on to something.” Malcolm Gladwell
Revolution, Conversation, Change, Influence, Validation
Malcolm Gladwell Revolution, Conversation, Change, Influence, Validation“For every remote miss who becomes stronger, there are countless near misses who are crushed by what they have been through. There are times and places, however, when all of us depend on people who have been hardened by their experiences.” Malcolm Gladwell
Strength, Experience, Adversity, Resilience, Struggle
Malcolm Gladwell Strength, Experience, Adversity, Resilience, Struggle“The right way to talk to strangers is with caution and humility.” Malcolm Gladwell
Communication, Humility, Respect, Social Skills, Interactions
Malcolm Gladwell Communication, Humility, Respect, Social Skills, Interactions“Many people with dyslexia truly suffer, and their lives are worse off for having had that disability.” Malcolm Gladwell
Dyslexia, Disability, Struggles, Learning Differences, Challenges
Malcolm Gladwell Dyslexia, Disability, Struggles, Learning Differences, Challenges“Performance ought to improve with experience, and pressure is an obstacle that the diligent can overcome.” Malcolm Gladwell
Improvement, Experience, Pressure, Diligence, Success
Malcolm Gladwell Improvement, Experience, Pressure, Diligence, Success“We start by believing. And we stop believing only when our doubts and misgivings rise to the point where we can no longer explain them away.” Malcolm Gladwell
Belief, Doubt, Trust, Faith, Mindset
Malcolm Gladwell Belief, Doubt, Trust, Faith, Mindset“I’m necessarily parasitic in a way. I have done well as a parasite. But I’m still a parasite.” Malcolm Gladwell
Self-awareness, Identity, Parasitism, Reflection, Success
Malcolm Gladwell Self-awareness, Identity, Parasitism, Reflection, Success“Mainstream American society finds it easiest to be tolerant when the outsider chooses to minimize the differences that separate him from the majority. The country club opens its doors to Jews. The university welcomes African-Americans. Heterosexuals extend the privilege of marriage to the gay community.” Malcolm Gladwell
Tolerance, Minority Groups, Social Integration, Cultural Change, Society
Malcolm Gladwell Tolerance, Minority Groups, Social Integration, Cultural Change, Society