Quote by Angela Duckworth Download Open image ““Interest without purpose is nearly impossible to sustain for a lifetime.”” — Angela Duckworth ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“What ripens passion is the conviction that your work matters. For most people, interest without purpose is nearly impossible to sustain for a lifetime.” — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
“But to say self-interest is all that exists, or that it should be given free rein! My Lord. Believe that and nothing matters but… — Kim Stanley Robinson Copy Share Image
“The only way to get the best out of the diminishing life is to invest it into the fulfilment of your purpose.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“Life's a bank that gives back to you what you put in it,but with interest” — Azeh Praise Copy Share Image
“Well, the world presented its challenges, and without challenges life was worthless and pointless and, most crucially, devoid of interest.” — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
“A certain way to have financial security in life is not enough savings, but enough ability.” — Amit Kalantri Copy Share Image
“Existence would be a quite impracticable enterprise if we stopped granting importance to what has none.” — Emil M. Cioran Copy Share Image
“How tragic it is to find that an entire lifetime is wasted in pursuit of distractions while purpose is neglected.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“If a man cannot invest his life, or any part of it, with meaning, all he has left are distractions from meaninglessness, although few… — Daniel Klein Copy Share Image
“You can only gain the benefit of something when you invest and spend time” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“To have a purpose in life was a wealth that could never be measured.” — Danielle Bennett Copy Share Image
Grit and self-control are related, but they're not the same thing. — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
“you can, in fact, modify your self-talk, and you can learn to not let it interfere with you moving toward your goals. With practice… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
One thing that's true of gritty people is they love what they do, and they keep loving what they do. So they're not just… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
The focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right? There are so many things… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
“Nobody wants to show you the hours and hours of becoming. They’d rather show the highlight of what they’ve become.” — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can't do anything about them. — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
“My longitudinal studies show these three virtue clusters predict different outcomes. For academic achievement, including stellar report card grades, the cluster containing grit is… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
“For many of us, the companies we work for are an important cultural force in our lives. For instance, growing up, my dad liked… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
“trying to do things they can't yet do, failing, and learning what they need to do differently is exactly the way that experts practice.” — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
Negative feelings are typical of learning, and you shouldn't feel like you're stupid when you're frustrated doing something. You might say to yourself, 'I… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
I was a good novice teacher, but I did the things that were obvious. I stayed for lunch for extra tutoring, gave kids my… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
“The separation of talent and skill,” Will Smith points out, “is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel,… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
