Growth Mindsets They are all around us. Successful people have growth mindsets. Take a look at these…

"Persistence can change failure into extraordinary success." Matt Biondi, eleven time Olympic medal winning swimmer.

"I don't know what my path is yet. I'm just walking on it." Olivia Newton-John, singer, songwriter and Grease actress (pictured) who has sold an estimated 100 million records.

"I don't run away from a challenge because I am afraid. Instead I run toward it because the only way to escape fear is to trample it beneath your feet." Nadia Comaneci, three time Olympic gymanistic gold medalist and the first female gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10 at the Olympics.

"There is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even mistakes can be wonderful." Robin Williams, iconic Academy Award winning actor and comedian

"When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it." Henry Ford, American industrialist and founder of the Ford Motor Company.

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." Amelia Earhart, aviation pioneer and the first female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean.

"It's never too late - never too late to start over, never too late to be happy." Jane Fonda, two time Academy Award winning American actress and political activist.

"If you're walking down the right path and you're willing to keep walking, eventually you'll make progress." Barack Obama, current President of the United States and Nobel Peace Price winner.

"There is of course never any point in crying over spilt milk - the key is to learn from failures and then to keep going." Sir Ranulph Fiennes, British adventurer; the first person to reach both Poles and circumnavigate the world along its polar axis, amongst other records (but failed his A-levels).

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do, so throw off the bowlines, sail away from safe harbour, catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." Mark Twain, rewnowned author of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

"Aim for the sky and you'll reach the ceiling. Aim for the ceiling and you'll stay on the floor." Bill Shankly, former Liverpool manager who led the team to three first division championships, two FA cups, four charity shields and one UEFA cup.

"If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." Milton Berle, American comedian and actor, pictured here feeding Frank Sinatra with a spoon.

"If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously." Cate Blanchett, Academy Award and Goldon Globe winning actress, known for films such as Elizabeth and Martin Scorcese's The Aviator.

“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” Marie Curie, physicist responsible for the discovery of radium, the first woman to win a Nobel prize and the only person to win twice in more than one science.

“Always make a total effort, even when the odds are against you.” Arnold Palmer, golfing great with 62 PGA tour and seven major championship wins.