Good Quote by Angela Duckworth

Grit and self-control are related, but they're not the same thing.

— Angela Duckworth

“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

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

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

“Nobody wants to show you the hours and hours of becoming. They’d rather show the highlight of what they’ve become.”

— Angela Duckworth

I don't spend a lot of time thinking about my genes because I can't do anything about them.

— Angela Duckworth

“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

“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

“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

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

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

“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