If self-efficacy is lacking, people tend to behave ineffectually, even though they know what to do.

Humans are producers of their life circumstance not just products of them.

Dualistic doctrines that regard mind and body as separate entities do not provide much enlightenment on the nature of the disembodied mental state or on how an immaterial mind and bodily events act on each other

Very often we developed a better grasp of the subjects than the over worked teachers.

A theory that denies that thoughts can regulate actions does not lend itself readily to the explanation of complex human behavior.

Self-belief does not necessarily ensure success, but self-disbelief assuredly spawns failure.

Convictions that outcomes are determined by one's own actions can be either demoralizing or heartening, depending on the level of self-judged efficacy. People who regard outcomes as personally determined, but who lack the requisite skills, would experience low self-efficacy and view the activities with a sense of futility