"We presuppose two things: that there is yet to be learned infinitely more than is now known, and that man can learn it."

“Whenever I get depressed, I raise my hemlines. If things don't change, I am bound to be arrested.”

“Delusive hope still points to distant good.”

“S and M is only the expression in the bedroom of an oppressive-submissive relation which can happen also in the kitchen or at the factory, can happen between people of any gender. There is obviously something titillating about these relationships, but it isn't the sexual components that makes them ugly, they're uglier elsewhere. Nothing sexual is depraved. Only cruelty is depraved, and that's another matter.”

“Go to Venice. Find Scorpia. And you will find your destiny.”

“A lot of what is most beautiful about the world arises from struggle.”

Source : "RD Interview: Malcolm Gladwell Explains the Truth About Underdogs" by Barbara O'Dair, www.rd.com.

“Continually push yourself out of your comfort zone. Push yourself to stretch as you try new things each day.”

“Do I miss football in Scotland? It keeps you really alive, that's for sure. Your heartbeat fluctuates. I'm flatlining at the moment which is actually quite nice but you need to go up and down to stay alive.”

“You can't succeed in beating the insurgents unless you can convince the people that they can be protected.”

Source : "Blast from my past: 'What next?' Rolling Stone". Interview with Amanda Griscom, thomaspmbarnett.squarespace.com. July 8-22, 2004.