In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth. But it is… — Yasser Arafat Copy Share Image
“genuine grit. This was a badass endeavor. I resolved to do it every day. I started getting up a little early each… — Dan Harris Copy Share Image
“It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry -- if they want to be successful, they need to learn… — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image
One white man on the platform in South Carolina asked us where we were going--we had got off the train to get… — Alice Walker Copy Share Image
“Grit. It’s part of who we are. Who we are meant to be. How we were raised. One of the most important… — Jolie Sikes Copy Share Image
“In her book Grit, social psychologist Angela Duckworth identifies the single quality that most marks those who succeed in life, those who… — Will Dean Copy Share Image
“ Native Soil There's Nobody simpler than us, or with more pride, or fewer tears. (1922) Our hearts don't wear it as… — Anna Akhmatova Copy Share Image
You need to learn a practical lesson. Grit alone is not going to save you from sinking. — David Robinson Copy Share Image
The man who has grit enough to bring about the afforestation or the irrigation of a country is not less worthy of… — J. Arthur Thomson Copy Share Image
Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
“That was undeniable. But what was also undeniable on this pressure-filled afternoon was Nishikori’s poise and grit.” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The force with which he wanted it both ways made him grit his teeth. What kind of fool wanted it only one… — Maile Meloy Copy Share Image
Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel… — Taisen Deshimaru Copy Share Image
At various points, in big ways and small, we get knocked down. If we stay down, grit loses. If we get up,… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
“Boring down through the haul from Iso didn’t just take vision, it took grit.” — Angela Armstrong Copy Share Image
Solomon's Proverbs, I think, have omitted to say, that as the sore palate findeth grit, so an uneasy consciousness heareth innuendos. — George Eliot Copy Share Image
I think my story relates. When I started out, all I had was my passion and grit. — Huda Kattan Copy Share Image
Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it's not just stamina in your effort. It's also stamina in your direction, stamina in… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
“There's a fine line between heroic persistence and foolish stubbornness. Sometimes the best kind of grit is gritting our teeth and turning… — Adam Grant Copy Share Image
Leaving the military doesn't mean leaving our commitment to America behind. Those qualities - grit, honor and duty - stay with us,… — Brian Mast Copy Share Image
We all have personalities, but in football a lot of times you don't talk about that because you want to focus more… — Dhani Jones Copy Share Image
“You cannot talk about grit. You have to embody it. You cannot talk about faith. You have to live it. You cannot… — Dragos Bratasanu Copy Share Image
England in the late 1940s was famously grim. As I remember it, London back then was a very dirty place, from coal… — Alexander Cockburn Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, times were different. The way that we would deal with things is what I learned, and that's… — Cynthia Germanotta Copy Share Image
In 1958, Brooklyn Dodgers owner Walter O'Malley broke countless hearts when he moved the team known as the Boys of Summer to… — Ed Henry Copy Share Image
When you are rowing well and hard, the rhythm of the stroke takes over. It drives your days and restores your nights.… — Barry S. Strauss Copy Share Image
I now have Grit Scale scores from thousands of American adults. My data provide a snapshot of grit across adulthood. And I've… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
In every sport there comes a moment when a spell of bitter weeping seems like a fair recess from whatever tough work… — Susan Casey Copy Share Image
When someone's been gone a long time, at first you save up all the things you want to tell them. You try… — Jenny Han Copy Share Image
It doesn't matter if people are playing jazz or writing poetry. If they want to be successful, they need to learn how… — Jonah Lehrer Copy Share Image
“In plain words, you’ve got to make up your mind to study whatever you undertake, and concentrate your mind on it, and… — Eugene O'Neill Copy Share Image
It is the manner of (Cadel) Evan's triumph that has particularly endeared him to his countrymen and women... Australians place a premium… — Paul Ramadge Copy Share Image
“I read the newspapers with lively interest. It is seldom that they are absolutely, point-blank wrong. That is the popular belief, but… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
“One of the keys to cultivating grit is making the task at hand more interesting and motivating.” — Adam M. Grant Copy Share Image
I would be surprised if my girls ended up as women without grit. I really would. — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
I mean I know it's cold out here and not everybody has a sleeping bag. But when you grit your teeth and… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Grit your teeth and smile. In the face of adversity, go. They don't deserve you. — Christine Lagarde Copy Share Image
