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About Angela Duckworth
American psychologist and author
Angela Lee Duckworth is an American psychologist, academic, and popular science author. She is the Rosa Lee and Egbert Chang Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Her work focuses on grit and self-control, subjects she has studied and written about for a wide audience. She also founded Character Lab, a nonprofit dedicated to advancing the science and practice of character development.
More from Angela Duckworth (75 quotes) →Other sayings from Angela Duckworth
- “I believe kids should choose what they want to do, because it's their life, but they have to choose something…”Angela Duckworth
- “Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classro…”Angela Duckworth
- “Childhood is generally far too early to know what we want to be when we grow up. Longitudinal studies followi…”Angela Duckworth
- “Is it 'a drag' that passions don't come to us all at once, as epiphanies, without the need to actively develo…”Angela Duckworth
Reflections: more sayings
- “'I Am Singh' is primarily about mistaken identities that led to racism post the 9/11 attacks.”Puneet Issar
- “Milan is a true metropolis: strong and fearless but welcoming, too. Little by little, I came to realize that…”Giorgio Armani
- “Madonna is a creation, so perhaps we should give her and the factory that created her a little credit, but I…”Barry Humphries
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Books by Angela Duckworth
Grit
2016