Angela Duckworth Quotes

To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and teachers ask me, 'How do I build grit in kids? What do I do to teach kids a solid work ethic? How do I keep them motivated for the long run?' The honest answer is, I don't know.

My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.

In third grade, I was taking tap-dance lessons, and about six weeks before the recital I wanted to quit. My mom said, 'No, you're going to stay with it.' Well, I did it, and I was bad, too! But my parents never let their kids walk away from something because it was too hard.

There is no substitute for hard work.

I may not be able to outsmart too many people, but I can outwork 'em.

I'm not as talented as others, but I have a determination and will that enable me to work a lot harder than anyone else.

I don't think anything comes naturally; you just have to work very hard.

I think that is where my success lies - for whatever I lack in talent, I make up for in hard work.

There is no substitute for hard work, 23 or 24 hours a day. And there is no substitute for patience and acceptance.

The only constant I can find is hard work.

No one succeeds without effort... Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.

People have challenged me all my life, told me I wasn't fast enough, wasn't smart enough, but you know what? No one's ever outworked me. My definition of tired and most people's definition of tired are two totally different things.

I've learned that anything in life worth having comes from patience and hard work.

To succeed in life in today's world, you must have the will and tenacity to finish the job.

There's really no substitute for working hard. I think that's my biggest talent. There are always people who are funnier and more talented than I am, but I don't take anything for granted and I commit myself 100% to each of my roles.

Push yourself again and again. Don't give an inch until the final buzzer sounds.

I can just put my head down and train hard.

When my kids wanted to give up on things, I wouldn't let them, and those are lifelong lessons.

There is simply no substitute for hard work when it comes to achieving success.

Persevere in virtue and diligence.

Genius is an infinite capacity for taking pains.

I'm the kind of guy that once I decide I'm going to do something I have a hard time just giving up on it without giving it a fair shot.

Strength of will is the test of a young man's possibilities. Can he will strong enough and hold whatever he undertakes with an iron grip?

I've always considered myself to be just average talent and what I have is a ridiculous insane obsessiveness for practice and preparation.