“My undergraduates, at first, get all starry-eyed about the idea of fin...” — Carol S. Dweck Quote

“My undergraduates, at first, get all starry-eyed about the idea of finding their passion, but over time, they get far more excited about developing their passion and seeing it through. They come to understand that that's how they and their futures will be shaped and how they will ultimately make their contributions.”

“I was very invested in being smart and thought to be smart was more important than accomplishing anything in life.”

“Males and females can both have a fixed mindset about math and science, but it hurts girls more because they are on the negative end of the stereotype.”

“It's hard to avoid 'unconscious overclaiming.' In unconscious overclaiming, we unconsciously overestimate our contributions relative to others. This makes sense, because we're far more aware of what we do than what other people do. Also, we tend to do the work that we value.”

“The vast material displacements the machine has made in our physical environment are perhaps in the long run less important than its spiritual contributions to our culture.”

“We've been in the game for so long, it's great to be honored for our contributions to the game of hip-hop and be told that we're not forgotten about, that our music is timeless.”