Carol S. Dweck Quotes

I teach a freshman seminar every year, and we delve very, very deeply into their mindsets. They read scientific articles, but we also focus on what their mindset is, and they learn to recognize when they are in more of a fixed mindset, because we're all a mixture.

Carol S. Dweck

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I am probably the most selfish man you will ever meet in your life. No one gets the satisfaction or the joy that I get out of seeing kids realize there is hope.

Jerry Lewis

LifeHopeManI AmJoySelfish

Violence is a calm that disturbs you.

Jean Genet

CalmViolenceYou

Before Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull had dream of soldiers falling from the sky.

John Trudell

SkyDreamSittingBullSoldiersHad

In middle-income countries, inequality becomes a problem because you can see there is a layer of people who are doing well, while the poor are still stuck there.

Sri Mulyani Indrawati

PeopleProblemDoingYouInequality

To me, acting used to be just, 'Get my face out there, get girls, make a little bit of money, make my mom proud.' It was just like sports. But there were moments in 'Moonlight' that I really felt like I had to know why he is the way he is. Or just people in general - why this person walks around with a frown on their face instead of a smile.

Trevante Rhodes

SmileSportsMoneyPeopleMeMom

Religion has endured since the dawn of human consciousness precisely because it encompasses so much of being human. No idea has endured so long, gathered up so many disparate needs and wants and feelings, and inspired so many different paths towards understanding it.

Robert Winston

ReligionDawnUnderstandingLongUp

Vegas is famous for a lot of things, and bad marriages are one of them. Margo and I are proof that you can make this work. It just takes a little effort.

Ron White

WorkEffortFamousVegasYouBad

I want to make something commercial that people can pick up on.

Missy Elliott

PeopleWantUpSomethingCommercial

I'm not a DJ. I play live and think we put on a show. That's it.

Deadmau5

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The biggest picture you see is making it to the Super Bowl and winning it. There are a lot of guys who have played 14, 15, 16 years and never been there.

DeAngelo Williams

WinningPictureYouSuper BowlNever

I find inspiration in many places. Sometimes music gives me the kernel of a story. Sometimes it's dissatisfaction with the plot of a movie or a book that gets me thinking. Sometimes it's love of a movie or book.

Christopher Paolini

LoveMusicMeBookStoryThinking

I design for a feminine woman who appreciates art a lot, either as a profession or as a hobby.

Christian Cota

ArtWomanDesignHobbyWhoEither

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