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Carol S. Dweck Quotes

One very common thing is that often very brilliant children stop working because they're praised so often that it's what they want to live as - brilliant - not as someone who ever makes mistakes. It really stunts their motivation.

Carol S. Dweck

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Live Children Mistakes Motivation

Losing one grounds you a bit. I learned a lot after losing the title in 2009, learned that I was probably too intense that year, and when I didn't win, I just felt horrible.

Joel Parkinson

Losing Win Year You Horrible Just

When I sit down to write, I don't have any real goals except to follow one good sentence with another... I'm not the kind of writer who has a map.

Melissa Bank

Good Goals Down Kind Map Follow

The universe is fractal. The closer you look at it, the more interesting it becomes.

John Lloyd

Universe Interesting You Look More

'The Hollywood Reporter' was always in. You always got great tables. You always got great seats at screenings. You always got treated well if you were at the paper.

Robert Osborne

Great You Hollywood Always Got Well

I've always tried to be nice to people, so that sort of translates into popularity, I guess.

Andy Richter

People Be Nice Nice Always Tried

You can't do business with a man who doesn't know the meaning of a contract. You can't do business with a firm who swears they'll do one thing one day and does just the opposite the next. You can't do business with a company who takes your goods on a cash basis and then pays you off in bum harmonicas.

Stephen Vincent Benet

Business Day Man Meaning You Know

I thought it was time to get a group together and the first person I thought of was Wayne Shorter. I called Wayne and in the meantime, Wayne called me to make an album with him, which was Super Nova.

Miroslav Vitous

Time Together Me Thought Person Him

The New Testament witnesses were fully aware of the background against which the resurrection took place.

Josh McDowell

Place New Resurrection Against Aware

In the past, I'll admit, I've enjoyed being compared to the protagonists in my screenplays.

Diablo Cody

Past Admit In The Past Being Enjoyed

If you've never been to one of my concerts. I want you to know that it is OK to scream and yell.

Donna Summer

You Know Want Never Been Scream

People are hurting out there, perhaps they are ready to start a conversation about whether an AR-15 belongs in the hands of a citizen, whether a citizen should be able 6,000 rounds on the internet.

Brian Williams

People Start Internet Hands Ready

I'm a blagger by trade.

Annabelle Wallis

Trade