Grit and self-control are related, but they're not the same thing. — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
Grit, determination, the right amount of crazy, self belief - everything it takes to be a champion. I have that. — Dustin Poirier Copy Share Image
When my main character in 'Heat' climbs the tower, the highest diving platform, hoping to resume competitive diving after an injury, I… — Michael Cadnum Copy Share Image
Londoners are really good at dealing with any crap that's thrown at them. We hunker down, we grit our teeth and we… — Andi Oliver Copy Share Image
Grit can't be measured on pop quizzes, but it can often predict long-term success more than mere intelligence. — Laura Moser Copy Share Image
“The grits were lumpy, but the flavor was incredible: the garlic and onion powder, the cayenne's heat lingering after every bite, the… — Shauna Robinson Copy Share Image
I like the man who takes the stones Upon his rocky road With smiling lips instead of groans, Whate'er his heavy load… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
Will you keep going when you don't know why? When you can't get any answers that would make the pain go away,… — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
I like grit, I like love and death, I'm tired of irony. ... A lot of good fiction is sentimental. ... The… — Jim Harrison Copy Share Image
It was 1988, I believe, that I met Grit. We were both appearing in a Canadian Folk Festival and as we sat… — Tom Chapin Copy Share Image
True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. — John Wayne Copy Share Image
“Life is messy. Grit and grace come at us fast, side by side. Sometimes the grit becomes overwhelming and diminishes our spirit.… — Sharon E. Rainey Copy Share Image
Janet Mock's honest and sometimes searing journey is a rare and important look into la vida liminal, one that she manages to… — Raquel Cepeda Copy Share Image
“I hope one day somebody loves you so much that they see violets in the bags under your eyes, sunsets in the… — Trista Mateer Copy Share Image
“Spiritual assets allow us to see more clearly, love more deeply, and act more courageously.” — Daniel D. Maurer Copy Share Image
“trying to do things they can't yet do, failing, and learning what they need to do differently is exactly the way that… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
Poetry needs to be alive, unabashedly, and, for me, that entails seeing its complexity, the grit and grimness and jubilance and beauty. — Alex Lemon Copy Share Image
Just draw on your grit; it's so easy to quit - It's the keeping your chin up that's hard. — Robert W. Service Copy Share Image
Childhood doesn't have to be perfect, and children don't have to be beautiful. From a bit of grit may grow a pearl,… — Laurie Graham Copy Share Image
The parenting style that is good for grit is also the parenting style good for most other things: Be really, really demanding,… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
When Leo runs, the rest of us only have to grit our teeth. He is the best and he makes us all… — Jordi Alba Copy Share Image
You just have to stand and grit your teeth and know your poll numbers are going to go down - and mine… — Chris Christie Copy Share Image
