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

Once established, reputations do not easily change.

People who regard themselves as highly efficacious act, think, and feel differently from those who perceive themselves as inefficacious. They produce their own future, rather than simply foretell it.

After people become convinced they have what it takes to succeed, they persevere in the face of adversity and quickly rebound from setbacks. By sticking it out through tough times, they emerge stronger from adversity.

The satisfactions people derive from what they do are determined to a large degree by their self-evaluative standards

Misbeliefs in one's inefficacy may retard development of the very subskills upon which more complex performances depend

People who hold a low view of themselves [will credit] their achievements to external factors, rather than to their own capabilities.