Grit Quotes · Page 2

I couldn't imagine 'True Grit' in 3D. I think the idea is sort of absurd.

— Roger Deakins

Grit can't be measured on pop quizzes, but it can often predict long-term success more than mere intelligence.

— Laura Moser

“If it meant brighter stars, she would follow God into the darkness.”

— Bethany Kaczmarek

What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit, and it takes grace.

— Meryl Streep

“following through on our commitments while we grow up both requires grit and, at the same time, builds it.”

— Angela Duckworth

Highest of heights, I climb this mountain and feel one with the rock and grit and solitude echoing back at me.

— Bradley Chicho

The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else

— Brian May

Just draw on your grit; it's so easy to quit - It's the keeping your chin up that's hard.

— Robert W. Service

Grit is the grain of character. It may generally be described as heroism materialized,--spirit and will thrust into heart, brain, and backbone,…

— Edwin Percy Whipple

We girls aren't supposed to fall for the good boys.We are supposed to like a bit of grit in our oyster.That's how…

— James Lovegrove

“It's not about grades, or saaviness, or sex appeal. It's all about grit. The strength of your character is the strength of…

— Jennifer Coletta

Winter in the country is very white. There is black grit on all the shoulders of the roads and on the big…

— Susan Orlean

In 2016 I was fresh and raw and it was grit and determination which got me to the gold medal. Nobody really…

— Kadeena Cox

I like to think I am well-mannered. If I have the option at a breakfast place, I'll go with the grits. That's…

— Michael C. Hall

So much of Reddit as a product was built on the shoulders of giants... We did some novel remixes of it but,…

— Alexis Ohanian

Poetry needs to be alive, unabashedly, and, for me, that entails seeing its complexity, the grit and grimness and jubilance and beauty.

— Alex Lemon

“Of course, natural talent also matters, but once you have a pool of candidates above the threshold of necessary potential, grit is…

— Adam M. Grant

“Encouragement during the early years is crucial because beginners are still figuring out whether they want to commit or cut bait. Accordingly,…

— Angela Duckworth

“Grit embodies—but is not the same as—resilience, ambition, and self-control. The University of Pennsylvania psychologist and researcher Angela Duckworth defines it as…

— Susan David

“I hope one day somebody loves you so much that they see violets in the bags under your eyes, sunsets in the…

— Trista Mateer

If I'm going to try to achieve something, regardless of how tough it might and the obstacles I face, I grit my…

— Nicolas Hamilton

To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day,…

— Angela Duckworth

'Before I Ever Met You' was the first one to come out and that just dives into the grit, and it's pretty…

— Banks

“Nobles’ sons are one of nature’s great destructive forces, like floods or tornadoes. When you’re struck with one of these catastrophes, the…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Have the backbone to go after what you want in life. It's too easy to settle.

— Anonymous

I learned how to be an athlete. I learned the true art of resiliency and grit.

— Eddy Alvarez

“You can shut out the memories and keep going, but you'll have to live with a heart that's healed wrong.”

— Bethany Kaczmarek

That's all a grit is, a vehicle. For whatever it is you rather be eating.

— Kathryn Stockett

“grit: having passion and perseverance toward long-term goals.”

— Adam M. Grant

With wisdom and grit, my mom was able to lift me and my family to a higher rung on the economic ladder.

— Wes Moore

“To them I was first a Black, then a Black from another country, and then a person.”

— Maria Nhambu

What is grit? Grit is refusing to give up. It's persistence. It's making your own luck.

— Peter Diamandis

Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.

— John Ortberg

“With God, grit, and humility, I don’t just solve my problems, I create paths for others.”

— Marion Bekoe

Grit may carry risk because it's about putting all your eggs in one basket, to some extent.

— Angela Duckworth

Grit and self-control are related, but they're not the same thing.

— Angela Duckworth

You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion.

— Nancy Kress

Millennials get a bad rap sometimes about their grit and perseverance.

— Andrew Yang

Every day, across our state, we see grit and resilience.

— Ben Sasse

Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It's a grain. It's like grits, but with high self-esteem.

— James Patterson