Excellence Quote by Angela Duckworth Download Open image “There are no shortcuts to true excellence.” — Angela Duckworth ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.8 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Excellence Shortcuts True
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
The pursuit of perfection is frustrating and a waste of time, because nothing is ever perfect. The pursuit of excellence is commendable and worthwhile.… — Alan Kulwicki Copy Share Image
“But young men have not only this frivolous ambition of being thought masters of execution, inciting them on the one hand, but also their… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Many humanists have argued that happiness involves a combination of hedonism and creative moral development; that an exuberant life fuses excellence and enjoyment, meaning… — Paul Kurtz Copy Share Image
Our civilization, bequeathed to us by fierce adventurers, eaters of meat and hunters, is so full of hurry and combat, so busy about many… — James Joyce Copy Share Image
“In your goals to go the extra mile, prepare to pay an extra cost. Excellence is to be exceptional, surpassing, more competent and a… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
We want to promote the great quality of athletics - and maintain it's integrity - all over the world. — Alberto Juantorena Copy Share Image
“Anytime I see a rainbow, what comes into my mind is how skillful and talented someone was to create an ark that didn't leak… — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
If you are the master be sometimes blind, if you are the servant be sometimes deaf. — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
