Angela Duckworth
American psychologist and author on grit, born 1970
11 quotes.
Quotes by Angela Duckworth
- As much as talent counts, effort counts twice.
- At its core, the idea of purpose is the idea that what we do matters to people other than ourselves.
- Being a “promising beginner” is fun, but being an actual expert is infinitely more gratifying.
- Do not let temporary setbacks become permanent excuses.
- Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.
- Greatness is many, many individual feats, and each of them is doable.
- Nobody wants to show you the hours and hours of becoming. They’d rather show the highlight of what they’ve become.
- One form of perseverance is the daily discipline of trying to do things better than we did yesterday.
- Our potential is one thing. What we do with it is quite another.
- Passion for your work is a little bit of discovery, followed by a lot of development, and then a lifetime of deepening.
- When it comes to how we fare in the marathon of life, effort counts tremendously.