The parenting style that is good for grit is also the parenting style good for most other things: Be really, really demanding, and be very, very supportive.

I will say that if my wildest dreams come true, I will, like, wake up one day, and I will be Carol Dweck, right? Because she is like everything I want to be.

My dad was not super-intentional in his parenting. He was very self-absorbed. I won't say mean or selfish per se, but very self-absorbed. I think he was just thinking out loud.

Many things matter other than our measured intelligence, so let's get to work on them.

Apa kamu tidak bisa menerima takdir kalau kita akan selalu pergi bersama?

Memories sharp enough to cut himself on - the smells, the sounds, the feel of the air on his skin, the desperate hope and mad anger.

Science is the knowledge of consequences, and dependence of one fact upon another.

Americans love to read about violence.

The Pumpkins love rock-and-roll, we absolutely love it, but we also think it's a flatulent, ego-serving kiddie playground. You can have your cake and eat it too.

The word love has become so devalued, we have to put words in front of it, like 'unconditional'.

Everybody has their own path. I got mine.

After 'The Empire Strikes Back,' I got to make big films that I didn't care about, 'Never Say Never Again' and 'RoboCop 2,' and then I got too old.

We're still fighting over the same issue - equal pay.

Skilled leaders focus on "we," not "me."