Malcolm Gladwell Quotes

I am a contradictory mess but I see it as my prerogative to change my mood like the weather.

I differ with myself then agree, like the rock that was broken and cemented together. I change my opinion.

Speak what you think today in hard words and tomorrow speak what tomorrow thinks in hard words again, though it contradict every thing you said today.

I'm far more ready to go with the flow now because I am more accepting of myself.

You cannot control another human being, and you just have to learn to go with the flow and laugh at yourself, in whatever capacity.

It doesn't matter which year a player is born in, whether you are 19 or 20 - you have to be agile. You have to accept your shortcomings.

A lot of times, we think we're set out to do one thing, but then you realise that's maybe not what's best for you. So I've just learned to accept and embrace.

Dr. Seuss said, 'No one can be you-er than you,' and Oscar Wilde said, 'Be yourself because everyone else is taken.' So I just try to continue to be who I am and don't change that. And I'm a little chameleon, so I can fit in wherever I am.

I have grown a lot in this area, but I used to be quite rigid and found it difficult to accept change.

I have had to learn and to understand that sometimes I can't be always be at my best.

My only plan is to be versatile. That's how I started, and that's how I will continue.

Pregnancy has been a huge lesson in patience and in allowing myself to be open to whatever the day may hand me.

It's not as if you can act bigger to fit the surroundings or the budget more. Whatever, it just doesn't work that way.

Having the security of being in a series week in, week out gives you great flexibility; you can experience with yourself, try a different scene different ways. If you make a mistake one week, you can look at it and say, 'Well, I won't do that again,' and you're still on the air next week.

I will not change. Because if you are successful and you change, you are an idiot.

I try to give myself permission to be a work-in-progress and not have everything figured out at once. It's more manageable and takes some of the pressure off of feeling like I have to have everything right all the time.

Life is so much easier when I allow myself to be myself and go with the flow.

I am ready to disclaim my opinion, even of yesterday, even of 10 minutes ago, because all opinions are relative. One lives in a field of influences, one is influenced by everyone one meets, everything is an exchange of influences, all opinions are derivative. Once you deal a new deck of cards, you've got a new deck of cards.

Is it ok to sometimes be shy?Yes, of course. The point is,that being that way all the time and using it as an excuse to never be the opposite of shy,it's not good. It's not good for your life, your interactions,strenght of character and how diverse and interesting you can be. You are MORE than shy. Don't be labeled, be what you wanna be in any given moment. And DO what WORKS, not what you think you are.

Take one day at a time. Allow yourself to change.

What, then, is the true Gospel of consistency? Change. Who is the really consistent man? The man who changes. Since change is the law of his being, he cannot be consistent if he stick in a rut.

No matter where you are in life, no matter what you’ve contributed to creating, no matter what’s happening, you are always doing the best you can with the understanding and awareness and knowledge that you have. And when you know more, you will do differently, as I did

If they say I am inconsistent let them say it, for it is true, because inconsistency is a part of living

So the secret is just to say 'Yes!' and jump off from here. Then there is no problem. It means to be yourself, always yourself, without sticking to an old self.