Carol S. Dweck Quotes

I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of things. I don't like that. I'd rather work on the positive reinforcement, the things I did well.

Well, you know, a lot of people look at the negative things, the things that they did wrong and - which I do. But I like to stress on the things I did right, because there are certain things that I like to look at from a positive standpoint that are just positive reinforcement.

I'm trying to get the best out of myself.

I feel ups and downs are a part of one's career, and this totally depends on how you take it. You can either be knocked down by the negative things, or you can take it in a positive way and learn from it.

I try to keep it light and positive most of the time, whereas earlier on I didn't always do that.

There are no plans that always work in life. For me, the secret to happiness is being positive and looking at the brighter side of my life.

A positive attitude is not going to save you. What it's going to do is, everyday, between now and the day you die, whether that's a short time from now or a long time from now, that every day, you're going to actually live.

On a scale of one to 10, I feel I'm at a nine because there's definitely room for improvement. I know I could go further.

I haven't put much effort into my personal life and blithely believe it will turn out all right in the end.

I want to be a better person in every aspect. I really don't feel I've in anyway fulfilled my potential in every area of my life. But I'm optimistic.

I'm actually improving.

A positive attitude is something everyone can work on, and everyone can learn how to employ it.

I'm a really good parent to myself sometimes, and I do things that make me learn and grow.

I meet people in my daily life, people who seem to experience some change and some growth on a personal level, and that gives me hope.

Talking doom and gloom all day no longer fit who I was as a person.

I had to learn how to think as a positive human being, before anything.

The thing is, we live in a contemporary world, and being able to make yourself the best person you can possible be can be difficult. But as long as you're trying to figure it out, and you're really looking in the right direction, everything's going to be all right.

You can always become better.

We can all become better than we are.

You're always looking where you could do better.

I think I'm always learning, I'm always trying to be at my best.

I just continue to keep getting better.

Chinese culture is already telling children to work hard. That's not growth mindset because they're working hard for the product, not for the growth or the joy of learning.

I always hope to be a better person tomorrow than today.

I definitely think I'm better just for the simple fact that I feel like each and every day I can get better.