Malcolm Gladwell Quotes

If I was President of the United States, I'd rather be right than interesting. If I was CEO of a company, I'd rather be right than interesting. But I'm a journalist - what journalist would rather be right than interesting?

Malcolm Gladwell

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

InterestingPresidentCompanyRight

I'm just back in line with every other actor looking for a job right now and keeping my fingers crossed.

Joe Lando

JobLookingBackNowActorRight

I don't necessarily think fighters should fight killers every time, but at some point in time, fighters should be fighting the best in their division, period.

Andre Ward

TimeBestFightThinkFightingSome

Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrow's joy is possible only if today's makes way for it; that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one.

Andre Gide

BeautyTodayLoyaltyPastJoyMind

I explain the law of compensation like this: 'Returns are minimal in spite of massive effort at the start, yet returns can be massive with minimal effort over time.

Robert Kiyosaki

TimeEffortLawStartExplainOver

There was definitely a point in my thirties when I thought, 'Oh, wow, I'm not the youngest person on the set anymore.' But I like it. Working with younger artists is totally exciting.

Spike Jonze

ThoughtPersonPointWorkingArtists

Before I came out, the thought of someone calling me gay, even when I knew very well that I was, was petrifying.

Troye Sivan

MeThoughtSomeoneGayOutWell

I'm all in favor of the FTC investigating companies when it believes there is proper cause to do so. An investigation, however, can lead to political pressure to bring a case, even if such a case is unwarranted.

Marvin Ammori

PressurePoliticalLeadBringFavor

I'd done my time in corporate America, from McDonald's making shakes to Morgan Stanley making deals and, yet, I felt awfully constrained by the uniform - not just my clothes, but how I felt I needed to conform - that a traditional job required me to wear.

Chip Conley

TimeJobMeAmericaClothesUniform

At the end of the day, the players and the coach have to talk - that's what consolidates the relationship.

Sergio Ramos

RelationshipDayEnd Of The DayEnd

As we all know from the Roman empire, big empires go down if the borders are not well-protected.

Mark Rutte

DownGoKnowBordersEmpiresBig

I am flawed, but at least I can admit it, and at least Kenny Omega, Tyson Smith, is exposed to every single one of you, every single night I perform in the ring. And the relationships that I have in my life with the fans, they're all with me. We are all family.

Kenny Omega

LifeFamilyI AmMeNightMy Life

When the story is good enough, people can watch something three times the length of an opera.

Kevin Spacey

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