An innate gift and a certain amount of intelligence are important, but what really pays is ordinary experience.

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The contrast between the previous apprehension and the present relief and feeling of security promotes a self-confidence that is the very father and mother of courage.

The principle elements of a puzzle all require the application of energy and persistence, which are the virtues of youth. Mysteries demand experience and insight.

We have, in short, somehow become convinced that we need to tackle the whole problem, all at once. But the truth is that we don’t. We only need to find the stickiness Tipping Points,

Extraordinary achievement is less about talent than it is about opportunity.

Knowledge of a boy's IQ is of little help if you are faced with a formful of clever boys.

General intelligence and practical intelligence are "orthogonal": the presence of one doesn't imply the presence of the other.

But so much of what is beautiful and valuable in the world comes from the shepherd, who has more strength and purpose than we ever imagine.

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To a worm in horseradish, the world is horseradish.

I think when one's working, one works between absolute confidence and absolute doubt, and I got a huge dallop of each.

The poorer children were, to her mind, often better behaved, less whiny, more creative in making use of their own time, and have a well-developed sense of independence.

Flom had the same experience...He didn't triumph over adversity. Instead, what started out as adversity ended up being an opportunity.

Our power of thin-slicing and snap judgment are extraordinary.but even the giant computer in our unconscious need a moment to do its work.

Happiness, in one sense, is a function of how closely our world conforms to the infinite variety of human preference.

Our acquaintances—not our friends—are our greatest source of new ideas and information. the internet lets us exploit the power of these kinds of distant connections with marvellous efficiency.

The sense of possibility so necessary for success comes not just from inside us or from our parents. It comes from our time: from the particular opportunities that our place in history presents us with.

The real me isn't the person I describe, no the real me is the me revealed by my actions.

Much of what we consider valuable in our world arises out of (these) one-sided conflicts. Because the act of facing overwhelming odds, produces greatness and beauty.

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.

Outliers are those who have been given opportunities—and who have had the strength and presence of mind to seize them.

Incompetence annoys me. Overconfidence terrifies me.

When people in authority want the rest of us to behave, it matters—first and foremost—how they behave.