Angela Duckworth Quotes

I think the questions on the grit scale about not letting setbacks disappoint you, finishing what you begin, doing things with focus, I think that those are things I would aspire to or hope for for all our children.

Angela Duckworth

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HopeChildrenFocusThinkQuestions

Positional leaders ignore the fact that every person has hopes, dreams, desires, and goals of his own. And leaders must bring their vision and the aspirations of the people they lead together in a way that benefits everyone.

John C. Maxwell

GoalsDreamsVisionTogetherPeople

I wore white kabuki makeup, had blue-black hair. At one point, I shaved an inch and a half around my hairline and continued the white makeup up so it made my head look slightly deformed. I thought it was hilarious.

Melissa McCarthy

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I don't think there's any perfect way to protest.

Megan Rapinoe

ThinkPerfectWayProtestAny

You play. You win. You play. You lose. You play.

Jeanette Winterson

WinYouLosePlay

I chose producing because I didn't know how to play any instruments.

Smokepurpp

PlayKnowBecauseHowChoseAny

You can be a rank insider as well as a rank outsider.

Robert Frost

YouOutsiderRankWellInsider

It takes a very tough man to play defensive line at any level of football, but to be able to do it on a Division 1 level, or a professional level, it takes that intensity, that aggression, and you have to be tough.

Roman Reigns

FootballManToughYouPlayLine

Because Ernest Lawrence's award came in the war years, I had the unusual opportunity of attending his Nobel Prize presentation ceremony.

Luis Walter Alvarez

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What's fun about comedy is you're pushing things a little further than you would in a drama; you're pushing reality a little bit more.

Jason Katims

FunRealityComedyYouDramaMore

You can't rule the world, but what you can do is win the world with love and understanding.

Don King

LoveWinWorldUnderstandingYou

You have two choices: You can take what you're given or build with what you've got. I choose to build with what I've got and try to make the best of it because I've still been given a stage. I've still got cameras in front of my face when I want them, and I plan to run with it.

Dominick Cruz

BestChoicesFacePlanYouChoose

Everybody was pressuring me to play basketball, so I was like, 'OK, I'll do it.'

Deandre Ayton

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