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We don't know where our first...

We don't know where our first impressions come from or precisely what they mean, so we don't always appreciate their fragility.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

Mainstream American society f...

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 316 quotes

The fact of being an underdog...

The fact of being an underdog changes people in ways that we often fail to appreciate. It opens doors and creates opportunities and enlightens and permits things that might otherwise have seemed unthinkable.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

So, it's a very, you know - m...

So, it's a very, you know - maybe we're wrong in - you know, we go around thinking the innovator is the person who's first to kind of conceive of something. And maybe the innovation process continues down the line to the second and the third and the fourth entrant into a field.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

What do we tell our children?...

What do we tell our children? Haste makes waste. Look before you leap. Stop and think. Don't judge a book by its cover. We believe that we are always better off gathering as much information as possible and spending as much time as possible in deliberation.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

My rule is that if I intervie...

My rule is that if I interview someone, they should never read what I have to say about them and regret having given me the interview.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

We used to say poor people ha...

We used to say poor people had lousy genes. Then we decided that wasn't OK, but we transferred the prejudice to upbringing. We said, 'You were neglected as a child, so you'll never make it.' That's just as pernicious.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

Does that mean we should give...

Does that mean we should give up? Probably. But there are two issues worth considering. The first is - is it really true that drugs destroy the integrity of the game?

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

Age-class running, as you kno...

Age-class running, as you know, is completely unreliable. It's based on this artificial thing, which is that people who are the same age have the same level of physical maturity. Which just isn't true.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

I try to be unafraid of makin...

I try to be unafraid of making a fool of myself.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

Once you understand that Goli...

Once you understand that Goliath is much weaker than you think he is, and David has superior technology, then you say: why do we tell the story the way we do? It becomes, actually, a far more meaningful and important story in its retelling than in the kind of unsophisticated way we've done it for, I think, too long.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

There will be statues of Bill...

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 316 quotes

If you take away the gift of ...

If you take away the gift of reading, you create the gift of listening.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

You think it matters to the k...

You think it matters to the kids whether they're learning to play on a Steinway or a normal piano?

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

When I go to my health club, ...

When I go to my health club, and it's in the basement, you have to take the elevator down. And this drives me crazy. Why can't there be a stairway? At least make it as easy to exercise as it is to not exercise. It's in society's interest for me to take the stairs.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

You walk into the class in se...

You walk into the class in second grade. You can't read. What are you going to do if you're going to make it? You identify the smart kid. You make friends with him. You sit next to him. You grow a team around you. You delegate your work to others. You learn how to talk your way out of a tight spot.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

I am a story-teller, and I lo...

I am a story-teller, and I look to academic research... for ways of augmenting story-telling.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

I don't think I will ever wri...

I don't think I will ever write about politics or foreign policy. I feel like there is so much good writing in those areas that I have little to add. I also like to steer clear of writing about people whom I do not personally like.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

Countless religious innovator...

Countless religious innovators over the years have played the game of establishing an identity for themselves by accentuating their otherness.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

A handicap is like trying to ...

A handicap is like trying to race and you have a ten pound weight stuck to your waist. That is a handicap.

Malcolm Gladwell 316 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....