Malcolm Gladwell Quotes

In cross-country skiing, athletes propel themselves over distances of ten and twenty miles - a physical challenge that places intense demands on the ability of their red blood cells to deliver oxygen to their muscles.

Malcolm Gladwell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: September 3, 1963

Topics

ChallengeRedSkiingBloodPlaces

I could remember thinking when I met him, 'Wow, that's Andy Sanders from Houston. He's really good.' And he tells me he said, 'Wow, that's Jimmy Walker. He hits it really far.'

Jimmy Walker

GoodMeThinkingRememberSaidHim

No one purposefully paints a bad painting. It's someone who's trying to do a good painting, but it's terrible. I have one with a matador, and the bull is going through the blanket. You can tell the painter didn't know how to paint it.

Jennifer Coolidge

GoodPaintingSomeoneYouBadKnow

I was 10 when I realised I couldn't stand football. I'd tried, obviously, before this - no one wants to give in to social pariah-hood without a fight. I had stood frozen on pitches, done some running about and shouted a lot, as though I cared.

Andrew O'Hagan

FootballFightStandDoneFrozen

My younger sister Debby had died of cancer, which started me writing - the sense of life being short. Cancer focuses your mind.

Meg Rosoff

LifeMindMeSisterWritingShort

I will do exactly as the Prime Minister asks me.

Michael Gove

MeWillPrimeMinisterExactly

We all want to thank Emmitt for allowing us to enjoy every yard.

Michael Irvin

EnjoyWantUsYardEveryAllowing

The New is not a fashion, it is a value.

Roland Barthes

ValueFashionNew

I find texting to be kind of a safe space.

Mary H.K. Choi

Be KindSpaceFindKindSafe

High energy creates more energy, more energy, more energy. It kicks off synapses, I guess. It opens up your brain and you think of one thing after another thing, after another. You can really open yourself up comedically, which is fun.

Michael Keaton

YourselfFunBrainEnergyThinkYou

They expect a certain amount of leniency or mercy from me because I'm a woman, and if you've ever met my mother, you should know that's not even in the cards. She's much tougher than I am - she's a retired schoolteacher, so she's seen it all.

Loretta Lynch

MotherWomanI AmMeYouCards

I know I'm representing the Library of Congress, all the people of the United States and, of course, the Latinos and Latinas as well.

Juan Felipe Herrera

PeopleLibraryCongressKnowWell

It doesn't get much better than playing Elvis during the early days of his career.

Drake Milligan

BetterEarlyCareerDaysPlaying

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