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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 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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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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This journey is not over. Our education initiatives have so much momentum, and were committed to sharing even more stories from the Arctic when we return. – Ann Bancroft

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Im getting to a point where everything is becoming streamlined in my life. Im learning how to stand onstage for two hours and play in front of thousands of people as if I am completely in the moment every moment. – John Mayer

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Ive bought pretty much every book ever written about the Alamo, and I talk to my friends that Ive made over the past 15, 20 years. Its just a constant learning and fascinating thing for me. – Phil Collins

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I am dumb when it comes to learning dance steps. – Mia Kirshner

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It is only when we forget all our learning that we begin to know. – Henry David Thoreau

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