Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell
"If you have the ability, the vast network of scouts and talent spotters will find you, and if you are willing to work to develop that ability, the system will reward you." "Our hero is born in the modest circumstances and by virtue of his own grit and talent fights his way to greatness" "People don't rise from nothing. We do owe something to parentage and patronage." "It is only by asking where they are from that we can unravel the logic behind who succeeds and who doesn't." "This is not a book about tall trees. This is a book about forests." "Selection, streaming and differentiated experience" "Teachers are confusing maturity with ability." "It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely given kinds of special opportunities." "Success is the result of what sociologists like to call a cumulative advantage." "We make rules that frustrate achie