Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power Of Thinking Without Thinking Quotes

Insight is not a lightbulb that goes off inside our heads. It is a flickering candle that can easily be snuffed out.

Whenever we have something that we are good at--something we care about--that experience and passion fundamentally change the nature of our first impressions.

The power of knowing, in that first two seconds, is not a gift given magically to a fortunate few. It is an ability that we can all cultivate for ourselves.

Bad improvisers block action, often with a high degree of skill. Good improvisers develop action."(p.115)

Testers for 7-Up consistently found consumers would report more lemon flavor in their product if they added 15% more yellow coloring TO THE PACKAGE.

In the general American population, 3.9 percent of adult men are six foot two or taller. Among my CEO sample, almost a third were six foot two or taller.