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Angela Duckworth Quotes

There haven't been genetic studies on grit, but we often think that challenge is inherited but grit is learned. That's not what science says. Science says grit comes from both nature and nurture.

Angela Duckworth

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: psychologist
Nationality: american
Birth: 1970

Topics

Nature Science Challenge Think Grit

Life is a balance of fear and overcoming it.

Jimmy Iovine

Life Fear Balance Overcoming

I'm sure, to many people, my life is not that exciting, but to me every day is an adventure.

Angela Kinsey

Life Day Adventure People Me Sure

I want to score more than 20. It's my job. But it is not an obsession for me ahead of winning titles for the team.

Alvaro Morata

Job Me Team Winning Want Ahead

I'm not a big fan of trying to be a sex symbol or any of that stuff because I really like the music to speak for itself.

Skylar Grey

Music Speak Trying Sex Big Stuff

The object of man's worship, whatever it be, will naturally be his standard of perfection. He clothes it with every attribute, belonging, in his view, to a perfect character; and this character he himself endeavors to attain.

Simon Greenleaf

Character Perfection Man View Will

I've certainly honored the two promises I made: Always tell you the truth; never vote with my re-election in mind.

Ron Johnson

Truth Mind Promises You Vote Never

We're all trying to live up to our personal codes, so we relate to people who we see doing the same thing.

Ron Livingston

Live People Doing Trying Personal

Although I married a sports-loving jock, I myself am not only not athletic, I am acutely, completely uncoordinated.

Mary Kay Andrews

Myself I Am Only Married Jock Am

I used to go to the supermarket dressed as Peter Pan when I was about five years old.

Luke Treadaway

Dressed Go Old Years Used Five

Despite everything I've been through, despite being a kid with a spotty background, the Cleveland Browns stuck their neck out and risked taking me and put their faith and belief in me, and I won't let them down.

Josh Gordon

Faith Me Down Belief Kid Everything

I realized that I would have some very tough sledding, and I was very discouraged because I didn't see much hope of getting into the field I wanted to get into with no college education.

Clyde Tombaugh

Education Hope College Tough See

Everything that I am going to do as an actress doesn't matter where it's coming from. It just has to be interesting.

Anushka Sharma

I Am Interesting Matter Everything