Carol S. Dweck Quotes

I keep forcing, I keep learning new things in the game, and so far I have been taking challenges as they come.

My mentality is still the same. I have to continue to get better.

I was never the best in my age group. I was like the Ugly Duckling because I am not beautiful to see but I always improved. That is my best skill.

Humility in this business [acting] isn't just a matter of being polite, it's kind of a matter of survival. You can't ever afford to think that you're the bee's knees, because you could always afford to be better. You have to always be searching for something better.

If you have done something once, you can do it again or you can do it better. The beauty is the pursuit of the limit, not the limit itself. At least that's what I hope people realize.

I've met people and have mentors that have taught me and I'm still trying to get better today.

I never felt I knew it all. I always felt there's something new to learn, something new to do.

If you've been told all your life that you're good-looking, people just flock around you and you never really have to try or have to learn an interesting craft, skill or hobby - or even have depth.

I still look at myself and want to improve.

The willingness to keep learning is, I think, the most important thing about trying to be good at anything. You never want to stop learning.

We can learn something new anytime we believe we can.

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.

True education flowers at the point when delight falls in love with responsibility.

When I am wrong, I will learn the lesson and move on to face other challenges. For me, that's what creating your own life is. Doing your best work while being your best self.

Become addicted to constant and never-ending self-improvement.

Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.

As long as you live, keep learning how to live.

But I've got more to learn, too. I don't feel like I'm done or I know it all.

I am in a constant stage of development.

You're always learning. The problem is, sometimes you stop and think you understand the world. This is not correct. The world is always moving. You never reach the point you can stop making an effort.

You can always become better.

Leadership is a journey, not a destination. You never arrive.

I'm always trying to improve, always trying to be at my top, trying to push the limit.

I feel like I'm constantly learning. Constantly trying to grow.

The only advice I would give young guys is to keep your ears and eyes open. Never see yourself as a finished product.