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“We have an innate desire to endlessly learn, grow, and develop. We want to become more than what we already are. Once we yield to this inclination for continuous and never-ending improvement, we lead a life of endless accomplishments and satisfaction.”
― Jack Canfield, The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be

“it’s not always the people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.”
― Carol S. Dweck, Mindset: How You Can Fulfil Your Potential

“In other words, we want to believe that Mark Spitz was born to swim in a way that none of us were and that none of us could. We don’t want to sit on the pool deck and watch him progress from amateur to expert. We prefer our excellence fully formed. We prefer mystery to mundanity.”
― Angela Duckworth, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

“For better or worse, intelligence can come to nothing when the emotions hold sway.”
― Daniel Goleman, Emotional Intelligence