I spoke to my parents and my agent a year before Rio. I was like: 'I don't want to do this. I… — Ellie Simmonds Copy Share Image
What matters most in a child’s development, they say, is not how much information we can stuff into her brain in the… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
I had a friend write me that our music was being played at Gay Pride in New York, which is a big… — Jennifer Nettles Copy Share Image
We made 'Wretched and Divine,' and as much as I love it, it's a pretty sparkly record - it's a record that… — Andy Biersack Copy Share Image
You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion. — Nancy Kress Copy Share Image
“I love your sense of humor and the fact you never ate grits before. There’s so much I love about you that… — J. Lynn Copy Share Image
Writing is such a 'pretend' profession. Nobody is counting on you at all. You can't 'pretend' to be a lawyer or a… — MacKenzie Scott Copy Share Image
Some people mistake grit for sheer persistence - charging up the same hill again and again. But that's not quite what I… — Reid Hoffman Copy Share Image
I loved baseball. I was a pitcher. I loved being on the mound because I also loved being at the center of… — John Hickenlooper Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
No man can fight his way to the top and stay at the top without exercising the fullest measure of grit, courage,… — B. C. Forbes Copy Share Image
A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can't. — Jack Ma Copy Share Image
I couldn't imagine 'True Grit' in 3D. I think the idea is sort of absurd. — Roger Deakins Copy Share Image
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Wilshere had a lot of physical problems and is a player I always appreciated, but he's unusual. He combines English grit with… — Gennaro Gattuso Copy Share Image
The perfect breakfast is fish with grits and scrambled eggs with onions. I'm getting hungry thinking about that. — Daymond John Copy Share Image
Popcorn for breakfast! Why not? It's a grain. It's like grits, but with high self-esteem. — James Patterson Copy Share Image
The South, to me, is fried chicken and catfish caviar --- that's grits --- and good-looking women. — Erk Russell Copy Share Image
Of course I have said, till I am blue in the face - people don't lack goals, passion, grit, or drive -… — Dan Pena Copy Share Image
“Encouragement during the early years is crucial because beginners are still figuring out whether they want to commit or cut bait. Accordingly,… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
I find 'True Grit' to be one of the very best American novels: It is a rousing adventure story and deeply perceptive… — George Pelecanos Copy Share Image
What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit, and it takes grace. — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
