Canadian - Author | September 3, 1963 -
The most influential thinker, in my life, has been the psychologist Richard Nisbett. He basically gave me my view of the world.
Malcolm Gladwell
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If my books appear to a reader to be oversimplified, then you shouldn't read them: You're not the audience!
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I have never read any Tolstoy. I felt badly about this until I read a Bill Simmons column where he confessed that he'd never seen 'The Big Lebowski.' Simmons, it should be pointed out, has seen everything. He said that everyone needs to have skipped at least one great cultural touchstone.
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My mother read me biblical stories at night.
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The underdog winning is the romantic position.
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The most common form of giantism is a condition called acromegaly, and acromegaly is caused by a benign tumor on your pituitary gland that causes an overproduction of human growth hormone. And throughout history, many of the most famous giants have all had acromegaly.
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Do you remember the wrestler Andre the Giant? Famous. He had acromegaly.
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I try to be unafraid of making a fool of myself.
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Rarely do we stop and consider whether the most prestigious of institutions is always in our best interest.
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I grew up in southwestern Ontario in the heart of a Mennonite community. All my family are part of the Mennonite church.
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All my books are optimistic!
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I've had the most untraumatic life a human being can have. But I've always been drawn to those who have had far more complicated histories.
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