Quote by Ann Bancroft
I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I cant do something

I get stubborn and dig in when people tell me I cant do something and I think I can. It goes back to my childhood when I had problems in school because I have a learning disability. – Ann Bancroft

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I had no doubts I could go to the pole. I may not be as strong, but I make up for physical strength in other areas, like steadiness and not panicking under stress. – Ann Bancroft

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A life lesson for me is, how do you muster the courage to take on a new risk? Whether its starting up a business or taking on a new project or expedition. I think the risks that we take are all relative to the risk-taker. – Ann Bancroft

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I wanted to be a teacher, but I was a lousy student, one of the slowest readers. It was a tremendous struggle. But Im lucky I had some teachers who saw something in me. – Ann Bancroft

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I tell students, If you are learning from YouTube I almost dont want to teach you because what you learn from YouTube it takes 10 times as long to unlearn. They do an approximation of the centre of the note, an approximation of the interpretation, a cloned version. – Kiri Te Kanawa

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Ive studied all my musical life, but learning is only good if you do something constructive with it. – Tony Williams

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Im pleased to say my knee feels a lot better. Its still not back to normal, and I dont know if it ever will be, but Im learning to deal with it instead of expecting it to be like it was before. – Shawn Johnson

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Flying is learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. – Douglas Adams

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