Angela Duckworth Quotes
I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence - you know, the things that I want my own daughters to develop - the idea that we're going to get there through rewards and punishments seems completely at odds with the idea of character itself.
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I love being a woman and I was not one of these women who rose through professional life by wearing men's clothes or looking masculine. I loved wearing bright colors and being who I am.
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I eat lots of vegetables and green juices.
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I'd love to play Moon Knight. I don't know if anybody's doing a Moon Knight animated series any time soon.
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The security link between us and Europe is very important for European security but also for our security.
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A trade war would be a disaster for the world. It's very easy to slip into a trade war.
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I've got ten pairs of trainers. That's one for every day of the week.
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As an actor, I've always said, half the audience is going to love you, half is going to hate you so just live with it. It's easier that way.
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You have been chosen, and you must therefore use such strength and heart and wits as you have.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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The mullahs are part of the past in Iran, not its future. But change in Iran will come through engagement, not through confrontation.
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Everything in life has a price on it - there ain't a damn thing free in America, and football has got a price on it.
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I get really tired of hearing of all these old rockers whine and complain about how hard life on the road can be. Just stop if you don't like it. I don't think of it as work. I love it all.
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It's been awhile. My Oscar is getting kind of tarnished. I looked at it a couple of years ago and thought I really needed a new one.
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I have a lot of really wonderful friends who are of very different sexes and genders.
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One of the most precious parts of acting is the work before you show up on the set, the time you spend being with your character before you bring that character to life. To me, that's the most rewarding part of it all. It feels very good to show up on a set just knowing that's with you.
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I'm always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny.
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I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence - you know, the things that I want my own daughters to develop - the idea that we're going to get there through rewards and punishments seems completely at odds with the idea of character itself.
