Carol S. Dweck Quotes
What did you learn today? What mistake did you make that taught you something? What did you try hard at today?
Quotes to Explore
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When I admire the wonders of a sunset or the beauty of the moon, my soul expands in the worship of the creator.
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Vinyl is democratic, as surely as the iPod is fascist. Vinyl is representational: It has a face. Two faces, in fact, to represent the dualism of human nature. Vinyl occupies physical space honestly, proud as a fat woman dancing.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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As a kid, I liked to write, but I didn't think that was a viable career choice. My dream, actually, was to be a white girl rapper and join Salt-N-Pepa - which obviously was a much more viable career choice.
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All the terrorists are basically migrants.
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There are no words to describe my feelings for Errol Flynn.
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Even city people have ancestors who had their hands in the dirt.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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English football is so physical and fast that when you see a space, you have to go into it with all your speed.
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Akhenaten's allegedly monotheistic worship of Aten and the more naturalistic art produced during his reign, a revolutionary break from the more formal art of earlier periods, have made him a sympathetic figure to many.
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When you fail you learn from the mistakes you made and it motivates you to work even harder.
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The dirtiest book of all is the expurgated book.
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All my books are made up of other books. They're all deeply structured on other fiction, because I was a student in fiction and I didn't have much actual living to draw on. I suspect a lot of other people's novels are like that, too, though they might be slower to talk about it.
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You know you are on the road to success if you would do your job, and not be paid for it.
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Since I began my practice of Forgiveness Therapy, it's now instinctual for me to choose to eat like I love myself - instead of eating like I wanted to punish myself. Plus I've not only lost weight, I've lost the anger and anxiety I was feeling, and so I feel happier and calmer within.
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When a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.
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I enjoy going to work and having a good time. It's tough when you got to work with people who just are in a bad mood all the damn time.
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I have these long nails, but I literally do nothing to them! The thought of filing my nails drives me insane.
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It's not that I'm Mr. Goody-Two-Shoes now, but I've got my priorities in order.
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I started working at age thirteen. I'm a product of public schools, I'm a product of a public university. I started my first company when I was 21. I've subsequently never worked for anybody else. I started that first business when I was still in college.
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For 'King Cole's American Salvage,' I rode around in the wrecker with a local driver and watched him deal with customers and hook up the cars. I watched the guy who tore apart the cars in the junkyard. I also wrote poems about those guys. I loved hanging around the yard.
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In Greece much has been accomplished because of the common effort of all. But still much remains to be done in order to deal with our national issues, to overcome the multifaceted crisis of today, and to safeguard the place that belongs to us . . .
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Requiring the Fed to focus on preserving the purchasing power of the dollar will create a solid foundation for economic growth.
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What did you learn today? What mistake did you make that taught you something? What did you try hard at today?
