Angela Duckworth Quotes
I define talent as the rate at which you get better at something when you try. To be very talented means you get better faster and more easily than other people or other things that you try.
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The thing about Y Combinator that's cool is that most companies won't happen if we don't fund them.
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I've always loved to dress up a bit and show off.
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I don't think that any political party should claim Jesus as being a part of a political party.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.
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It is good to be in front of the lens to appreciate more being behind the lens.
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There is a strong sentiment within the Tea Party that favors a stronger America on the global stage, and with that comes a strong alliance with the State of Israel.
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I plan to go to university - but for sure, acting is what I want to do. It's a hard business, but I believe in my heart that I'll be doing it for a very long time.
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I just don't think men fancy me.
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A novel, I think, is partly about the contemporary and partly about the eternal, and it's the balance of that that's difficult to achieve.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.
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All people, regardless of whether they're athletes or not, should treat people the way they want to be treated.
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I got disappointed in human nature as well and gave it up because I found it too much like my own.
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The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.
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For my life, I need to make my own choices.
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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.
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'Power Play' is a morality tale for our post-Enron world and - not incidentally - wildly entertaining. Nothing wrong with that.
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Oh, Eeyore, you are wet!” said Piglet, feeling him. Eeyore shook himself, and asked somebody to explain to Piglet what happened when you had been inside a river for quite a long time.
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Sure you're powerless, sure you're just one person, sure you can't change anything... but you don't have to be miserable about it as well.
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I've been exploring different options for when I'm done skiing. I have the Turtle Ridge Foundation, which is helping a bunch of worthy causes around the Northeast. I've also started SkiSpace, which is an online social network that basically deals with all things based around any snow sport.
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I define talent as the rate at which you get better at something when you try. To be very talented means you get better faster and more easily than other people or other things that you try.
