Top 80 Angela Duckworth Quotes (2024 Update)
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Angela Duckworth Quote: “When I am around people,” Kat wrote, “my heart and soul radiate with the awareness that I am in the presence of greatness. Maybe greatness unfound, or greatness underdeveloped, but the potential or existence of greatness nevertheless. You never know who will go on to do good or even great things or become the next great influencer in the world – so treat everyone like they are that person.”

51. “When I am around people,” Kat wrote, “my heart and soul radiate with the awareness that I am in the presence of greatness. Maybe greatness unfound, or greatness underdeveloped, but the potential or existence of greatness nevertheless. You never know who will go on to do good or even great things or become the next great influencer in the world – so treat everyone like they are that person.”

— Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth Quote: “The award goes to her because she has discovered that what we eventually accomplish may depend more on our passion and perseverance than on our innate talent.”

52. “The award goes to her because she has discovered that what we eventually accomplish may depend more on our passion and perseverance than on our innate talent.”

— Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth Quote: “Staying on the treadmill is one thing, and I do think it’s related to staying true to our commitments even when we’re not comfortable. But getting back on the treadmill the next day, eager to try again, is in my view even more reflective of grit.”

53. “Staying on the treadmill is one thing, and I do think it’s related to staying true to our commitments even when we’re not comfortable. But getting back on the treadmill the next day, eager to try again, is in my view even more reflective of grit.”

— Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth Quote: “But if, instead, you define genius as working toward excellence, ceaselessly, with every element of your being – then, in fact, my dad is a genius, and so am I, and so is Coates, and, if you’re willing, so are you.”

54. “But if, instead, you define genius as working toward excellence, ceaselessly, with every element of your being – then, in fact, my dad is a genius, and so am I, and so is Coates, and, if you’re willing, so are you.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “Gettleman. Fireworks erupt in a blaze of glory but quickly fizzle, leaving just wisps of smoke and a memory of what was once spectacular. What Jeff’s journey suggests instead is passion.”

55. “Gettleman. Fireworks erupt in a blaze of glory but quickly fizzle, leaving just wisps of smoke and a memory of what was once spectacular. What Jeff’s journey suggests instead is passion.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “The separation of talent and skill,” Will Smith points out, “is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, who have dreams, who want to do things. Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.”

56. “The separation of talent and skill,” Will Smith points out, “is one of the greatest misunderstood concepts for people who are trying to excel, who have dreams, who want to do things. Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “In other words, we want to believe that Mark Spitz was born to swim in a way that none of us were and that none of us could. We don’t want to sit on the pool deck and watch him progress from amateur to expert. We prefer our excellence fully formed. We prefer mystery to mundanity.”

57. “In other words, we want to believe that Mark Spitz was born to swim in a way that none of us were and that none of us could. We don’t want to sit on the pool deck and watch him progress from amateur to expert. We prefer our excellence fully formed. We prefer mystery to mundanity.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “All my life, I’d seen what one person – my mother – could do to help many others. I’d witnessed the power of purpose.”

58. “All my life, I’d seen what one person – my mother – could do to help many others. I’d witnessed the power of purpose.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “A girl who is told repeatedly that she’s no genius ends up winning an award for being one. The.”

59. “A girl who is told repeatedly that she’s no genius ends up winning an award for being one. The.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “There have been so many times in my career when I wanted to pack it in, when I wanted to give up and do something easier,” Rhonda told me. “But there was always someone who, in one way or another, told me to keep going. I think everyone needs somebody like that. Don’t you?”

60. “There have been so many times in my career when I wanted to pack it in, when I wanted to give up and do something easier,” Rhonda told me. “But there was always someone who, in one way or another, told me to keep going. I think everyone needs somebody like that. Don’t you?”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “It doesn’t really matter who it is, and it doesn’t even matter whether that purpose is related to what the child will end up doing. “What matters, ” Bill explained, “is that someone demonstrates that it’s possible to accomplish something on behalf of others.”

61. “It doesn’t really matter who it is, and it doesn’t even matter whether that purpose is related to what the child will end up doing. “What matters, ” Bill explained, “is that someone demonstrates that it’s possible to accomplish something on behalf of others.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “Indeed, the calculated costs and benefits of passion and perseverance don’t always add up, at least in the short run. It’s often more “sensible” to give up and move on. It can be years or more before grit’s dividends pay off.”

62. “Indeed, the calculated costs and benefits of passion and perseverance don’t always add up, at least in the short run. It’s often more “sensible” to give up and move on. It can be years or more before grit’s dividends pay off.”

— Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth Quote: “Staying on the treadmill is one thing, and I do think it’s related to staying true to our commitments even when we’re not comfortable. But getting back on the treadmill the next day, eager to try again, is in my view even more reflective of grit. Because when you don’t come back the next day – when you permanently turn your back on a commitment – your effort plummets to zero. As a consequence, your skills stop improving, and at the same time, you stop producing anything with whatever skills you have.”

63. “Staying on the treadmill is one thing, and I do think it’s related to staying true to our commitments even when we’re not comfortable. But getting back on the treadmill the next day, eager to try again, is in my view even more reflective of grit. Because when you don’t come back the next day – when you permanently turn your back on a commitment – your effort plummets to zero. As a consequence, your skills stop improving, and at the same time, you stop producing anything with whatever skills you have.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “Optimists are more satisfied with their marriages.”

64. “Optimists are more satisfied with their marriages.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “In fact, he can’t remember a single case in which the development of purpose unfolded without the earlier observation of a purposeful role model. “Ideally,” he said, “the child really gets to see how difficult a life of purpose is – all the frustrations and the obstacles – but also how gratifying, ultimately, it can be.”

65. “In fact, he can’t remember a single case in which the development of purpose unfolded without the earlier observation of a purposeful role model. “Ideally,” he said, “the child really gets to see how difficult a life of purpose is – all the frustrations and the obstacles – but also how gratifying, ultimately, it can be.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “To be gritty is to resist complacency.”

66. “To be gritty is to resist complacency.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “In very gritty people, most mid-level and low-level goals are, in some way or another, related to that ultimate goal. In contrast, a lack of grit can come from having less coherent goal structures.”

67. “In very gritty people, most mid-level and low-level goals are, in some way or another, related to that ultimate goal. In contrast, a lack of grit can come from having less coherent goal structures.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “Being a “promising beginner” is fun, but being an actual expert is infinitely more gratifying.”

68. “Being a “promising beginner” is fun, but being an actual expert is infinitely more gratifying.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “Outward Bound – so named for the moment a ship leaves harbor for the open seas – has been that challenging outdoor situations develop “tenacity in pursuit” and “undefeatable spirit.” In fact, across dozens of studies, the program has been shown to increase independence, confidence, assertiveness, and the belief that what happens in life is largely under your control. What’s more, these benefits tend to increase, rather than diminish, in the six months following participation in the program.”

69. “Outward Bound – so named for the moment a ship leaves harbor for the open seas – has been that challenging outdoor situations develop “tenacity in pursuit” and “undefeatable spirit.” In fact, across dozens of studies, the program has been shown to increase independence, confidence, assertiveness, and the belief that what happens in life is largely under your control. What’s more, these benefits tend to increase, rather than diminish, in the six months following participation in the program.”

— Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth Quote: “There’s a vast amount of research on what happens when we believe a student is especially talented. We begin to lavish extra attention on them and hold them to higher expectations. We expect them to excel, and that expectation becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

70. “There’s a vast amount of research on what happens when we believe a student is especially talented. We begin to lavish extra attention on them and hold them to higher expectations. We expect them to excel, and that expectation becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “Stay positive,” Cody said. “Go past those negative beliefs in what’s possible and impossible and just give it a try.”

71. “Stay positive,” Cody said. “Go past those negative beliefs in what’s possible and impossible and just give it a try.”

— Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth Quote: “Grit has two components: passion and perseverance.”

72. “Grit has two components: passion and perseverance.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “Gritty people do more deliberate practice and experience more flow.”

73. “Gritty people do more deliberate practice and experience more flow.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “Follow your passion was not the message I heard growing up. Instead, I was told that the practical realities of surviving “in the real world” were far more important than any person living a “sheltered life” such as my own could imagine. I was warned that overly idealistic dreams of “finding something I loved” could in fact be a breadcrumb trail into poverty and disappointment.”

74. “Follow your passion was not the message I heard growing up. Instead, I was told that the practical realities of surviving “in the real world” were far more important than any person living a “sheltered life” such as my own could imagine. I was warned that overly idealistic dreams of “finding something I loved” could in fact be a breadcrumb trail into poverty and disappointment.”

— Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth Quote: “We change when we need to. Necessity is the mother of adaptation.”

75. “We change when we need to. Necessity is the mother of adaptation.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “For the beginner, novelty is anything that hasn’t been encountered before. For the expert, novelty is nuance.”

76. “For the beginner, novelty is anything that hasn’t been encountered before. For the expert, novelty is nuance.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “You must zero in on your weaknesses, and you must do so over and over again, for hours a day, week after month after year. To be gritty is to resist complacency. “Whatever it takes, I want to improve!” is a refrain of all paragons of grit, no matter their particular interest, and no matter how excellent they already are.”

77. “You must zero in on your weaknesses, and you must do so over and over again, for hours a day, week after month after year. To be gritty is to resist complacency. “Whatever it takes, I want to improve!” is a refrain of all paragons of grit, no matter their particular interest, and no matter how excellent they already are.”

— Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth Quote: “Without effort, your talent is nothing more than your unmet potential. Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done but didn’t. With effort, talent becomes skill and, at the very same time, effort makes skill productive.”

78. “Without effort, your talent is nothing more than your unmet potential. Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done but didn’t. With effort, talent becomes skill and, at the very same time, effort makes skill productive.”

— Angela Duckworth

Angela Duckworth Quote: “How many of us start something new, full of excitement and good intentions, and then give up – permanently – when we encounter the first real obstacle, the first long plateau in progress?”

79. “How many of us start something new, full of excitement and good intentions, and then give up – permanently – when we encounter the first real obstacle, the first long plateau in progress?”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “Second, they knew in a very, very deep way what it was they wanted. They not only had determination, they had direction.”

80. “Second, they knew in a very, very deep way what it was they wanted. They not only had determination, they had direction.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “It was this combination of passion and perseverance that made high achievers special. In a word, they had grit.”

81. “It was this combination of passion and perseverance that made high achievers special. In a word, they had grit.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “Interest without purpose is nearly impossible to sustain for a lifetime.”

82. “Interest without purpose is nearly impossible to sustain for a lifetime.”

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Angela Duckworth Quote: “So, why do we place such emphasis on talent? And why fixate on the extreme limits of what we might do when, in fact, most of us are at the very beginning of our journey, so far, far away from those outer bounds? And why do we assume that it is our talent, rather than our effort, that will decide where we end up in the very long run?”

83. “So, why do we place such emphasis on talent? And why fixate on the extreme limits of what we might do when, in fact, most of us are at the very beginning of our journey, so far, far away from those outer bounds? And why do we assume that it is our talent, rather than our effort, that will decide where we end up in the very long run?”

— Angela Duckworth

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