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I know a lot of CEOs who are looking for three- to four-year varsity athletes - not necessarily because these people are going to be doing pushups or spiking volleyballs in the workplace, but because they're looking for that continuity, that person who was gritty about something.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: doing, know, looking, people

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If you are a young person who is wanting to develop a passion, you cannot expect anyone else to tell you what that passion would be.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: who, person, passion, you
The words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: i-think, values, think, words
Really, what matters in the long run is sticking with things and working daily to get better at them.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: things, better, long, daily
There are no shortcuts to true excellence.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: true, excellence
Boredom is a very self-conscious emotion by definition. Interest is not. So you can actually be completely absorbed in something and, at certain points in your development, not even realize that you're into it.
— Angela Duckworth
Tags: emotion, boredom, your, you
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