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Who wrote, "Your attitude, not your aptitude, will determine your altitude"?

aptitude

[ap-ti-tood, -tyood] / ˈæp tɪˌtud, -ˌtjud /




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But while in prison, he asked his mom to send him the military aptitude test, only to later realize he was ineligible because of the felony conviction.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026

And you work on things: if you have an aptitude for something, you’re more inclined to work on it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026

If exams placed greater emphasis on hands-on experience and aptitude, he suggests, schools might adapt their methods and help address India's jobs crisis.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

You are actively engaged in managing more than $600,000 of your assets, roughly a quarter of your overall retirement savings, and appear to have shown an aptitude for doing so.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

Laila told her of his aptitude for solving riddles, his trickery and mischief, his easy laugh.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini

I’d also refrain from comparing him with your other direct report; they are different people with different aptitudes, and one performance doesn’t need to anchor the other.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

People who had the skills and aptitudes to adapt to those forces did very well, and people who were affected more adversely did not.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

Children can start learning at these levels at different ages, decided by the school depending on "individual needs and aptitudes".

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023

The paper's authors add that the results could potentially help better illuminate the learning process, identify the causes behind certain afflictions, and spot sound-related aptitudes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2023

Lori, because of her good grades and art portfolio, had been accepted into a government-sponsored summer camp for students with special aptitudes.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls




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