"Becoming is better than being"

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Source : Carol S. Dweck (2006). “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success”, p.25, Random House

Carol S. Dweck

#Growth Quotes #Becoming Quotes #Growth Mindset Quotes

“I attempt to be who I am and it's fun. At the same time, growing up doing what I'm doing can be a little crazy.”
“Anyone involved with songwriting will testify to the fact that each song, no matter how pure or from the heart, has its own story, its own peculiar way of getting written.”
“The reason I am so popular is that I give others back what they need to find in themselves. You need me not because I tell you what I want you to do but because I articulate and justify what you want to do.”
“Of all blessings, no gift equals the gentle, trusting love and companionship of a good woman.”
“It seems just possible that a poem might happen to a very young man: but a poem is not poetry -That is a life.”
“Leadership is anytime you seek to influence the thinking, behavior, or development of others.”
“I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.”
“I don't live in Hollywood. I don't have celebrities as friends. I like them, but I don't pal around with them. I just live in the Midwest, a real normal world.”

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