Carol S. Dweck Quotes

Some people are just self-motivated - my husband was. I also believe there are many children for whom parental involvement is key.

People who believe they have the power to exercise some measure of control over their lives are healthier, more effective and more successful than those who lack faith in their ability to effect changes in their lives.

I lost my ability to will things to happen.

We're finding that many parents endorse a growth mindset, but they still respond to their children's errors, setbacks or failures as though they're damaging and harmful. If they show anxiety or overconcern, those kids are going toward a more fixed mindset.

I was never necessarily conscious of my failures when I attempted something and it didn't work out, because I feel like I'm so in tune with my purpose I never necessarily acknowledge that.

We feel good about ourselves to the exact degree we feel in control of our lives.

One important lesson is this: It is okay to try and fail at something, but it isn't okay to not try. Parents need to encourage their kids, and it all starts in the home.

Knowing that we can control our own behaviour makes it more likely that we will.

How one handles success or failure is determined by their early childhood.

I'm not scared of anything in particular, but I am motivated by a fear of failure as opposed to a need to succeed.

I don't think people do anything out of fear very well. So I think the only choice is to have them intrinsically motivated.

My husband and I believe that if you treat a child well and nurture his talent and physical ability, in a healthy environment, the child will succeed no matter what.

I feel like I was born and bred to stay self-motivated. I'm not one of those people who ho-hums and feels sorry for himself when something's bad.

If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right.

Long-term, we must begin to build our internal strengths. It isn't just skills like computer technology. It's the old-fashioned basics of self-reliance, self-motivation, self-reinforcement, self-discipline, self-command.

Successful people often exude confidence - it's obvious that they believe in themselves and what they're doing. It isn't their success that makes them confident, however. The confidence was there first.

I find when somebody says to me, 'I'm going to motivate you,' more often than not, they're not going to get me.

The desire for self-improvement is vital. There is no point in pushing children; they need to be the ones who want to learn new skills.

So I try not to have any actual expectations for myself for any level of success or failure.

You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.

If you are confident in yourself and however you want yourself to be presented, and you're doing well and doing it because you want to do it and not because someone is pressuring you, then more power to you.

Everything is generated through your own will power.

A young man is stirred and stimulated by the consciousness of how much depends upon his own exertions: a young girl is oppressed by it.

Teach success before teaching responsibility. Teach them to believe in themselves. Teach them to think, 'I'm not stupid'. No child wants to fail. Everyone wants to succeed.

I don't think I could live with myself if I stopped trying.