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Carol S. Dweck Quotes

When we praise children for their intelligence, we tell them that this is the name of the game: Look smart; don't risk making mistakes.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: educator
Nationality: american
Birth: October 17, 1946

Topics

Children Mistakes Intelligence Smart

The one thing you shouldn't do is try to tell a cab driver how to get somewhere.

Funny You Try Tell Somewhere Driver

I was very fascinated by the time when firearms went from being fire sticks to being something people could use to hunt and to survive.

Time Fire People Survive Something

You need to hunt something that can shoot back at you to really classify yourself as a hunter. You need to understand the feeling of what it's like to go into the field and know your opposition can take you out.

Yourself You Back Feeling Go Know

Everybody wants to be in the next Marvel movie.

Robert Kazinsky

Next Marvel Everybody Wants Movie

I'm very influenced by the circus. A lot of the dreams that I have, I'm in the circus.

Dreams Circus Influenced Very Lot

If you work in Chicago in the improv scene, anyone is happy for you if you get a job.

Work Job Happy You Chicago Improv

If you want to see a black hole tonight, tonight just look in the direction of Sagittarius, the constellation. That's the center of the Milky Way Galaxy and there's a raging black hole at the very center of that constellation that holds the galaxy together.

Together Black Direction You Look

Poverty must have many satisfactions, else there would not be so many poor people.

People Poverty Poor Poor People Must

If you have overcome your inclination and not been overcome by it, you have reason to rejoice.

You Overcome Reason Been Your

Letters are expectation packaged in an envelope.

Shana Alexander

Letters Expectation Envelope Packaged

I am the only player who has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame and am the second-best player in my family.

Family Football I Am Fame Only Been

Since when did scientific evidence become a reason to shy away from ecological action just because it wasn't popular?

Action Just Because Shy Become Just

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