Angela Duckworth Quotes

Scouting teaches a boy to take care of himself and stand on his own two feet.

Community service has taught me all kinds of skills and increased my confidence. You go out there and think on your feet, work with others and create something from nothing. That's what life's all about.

The aim of education is the knowledge, not of facts, but of values.

I really believe that everyone has a talent, ability, or skill that he can mine to support himself and to succeed in life.

We have placed more emphasis on grades and school ranking than on genuine education.

Middle school students are at a critical time in their lives when making good choices matters - the decisions they make in these formative years have an impact on their future success.

The sport of wrestling is a tremendous builder of the values and characteristics which are needed to succeed in any walk of life. Much of what I have managed to achieve in life I owe directly to the years I spent in the wrestling room, as an athlete and a coach. Wrestling is a great educational tool.

Education is the development of power and ideal.

In high school, I was not as much of a grade-follower. I kind of enjoyed more of the social aspect of high school.

If you're trying to raise a son, it gives you a chance to say things like, 'Chop your own wood; it will warm you twice.'

I was planning that whole athletic slide into Stanford rather than actually getting a 1450 on my SATs.

I'm going to sound like an egomaniac, but I'm proud of so many things. I feel proud of my book, 'I'm Just A Person,' proud of my HBO special. I'm proud of a lot of things.

The thing I like about college football so much is you can affect these guys a lot more when they are 18-22, 23 years old in terms of people and having a chance to be more successful. They are still a value type development, where you have a chance to help them mature a bit and help them be a little more successful in life.

I feel really fortunate to come from a home that was always supportive and stemming from creativity, integrity and building character.

I think the most effective coaching for youth is to encourage them to try things, to be unique and be different.

I'm not a policy oriented person. I'm constrained to what I study. But educational policy has not yet taken adequate note of the whole child. Kids are not just their IQ or standardized test scores. It matters whether or not they show up, how hard they work.

Hopefully I can help kids, and they can end up being stronger in the long run, too.

I am no police, I don't even have any educational degree, but I have a degree in life management.

I'm human. I want to play, I want to perform well.

I've traveled a lot, I've rapped a lot. I like to think that's all in the toolbox to be tapped into when I need it.

A lot of things, experiences I had, helped me to grow up and mature, both in terms of my football career and my private life too.

My advice for parents is to support your children, make sure they are having fun. Support them and be there for them. Give them encouragement and make it a life lesson that along the way they are learning to make good decisions and do the right thing.

Boxing's a bit like the Army, nine out of 10 people come out as pretty nice people. It taught me self-worth, to respect my elders and what the right thing was to do. As a result, I don't think I even got a single detention at school. It helped me to be good.

If you can help someone become a good young woman or a good young man, they have a better chance of surviving in this business.

Your skills may not be anything out of the ordinary, but you can do miraculous things with what you've got. Maybe it's your parenting skills, or your compassion. It may be your curiosity, your imagination or unique style of fashion. Even if it seems to be no big deal, the lesson here is we all have unique abilities and talents.