If parents want to give their children a gift, the best thing they can do is to teach their children to love challenges, be intrigued by mistakes, enjoy effort, and keep on learning. That way, their children don’t have to be slaves of praise. They will have a lifelong way to build and repair their own confidence.

I don’t mind losing as long as I see improvement or I feel I’ve done as well as I possibly could.

In a growth mindset, challenges are exciting rather than threatening. So rather than thinking, oh, I'm going to reveal my weaknesses, you say, wow, here's a chance to grow.

Choosing a partner is choosing a set of problems. There are no problem-free candidates.

Important achievements require a clear focus, all-out effort, and a bottomless trunk full of strategies. Plus allies in learning.

It is not always people who start out the smartest who end up the smartest.

You’re in charge of your mind. You can help it grow by using it in the right way.