--- title: "2 Grit Quotes By Jolie Sikes" description: "2 Grit quotes by Jolie Sikes. Plus more from Jolie Sikes and more Grit sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/jolie-sikes-41969_grit_grit-doesn-t-happen-when-things-are-good_704147.jpg" --- > [“Grit doesn’t happen when things are good. Grit happens when we’re tested. When Elvis is dead, and things are bleak at best, because you’re out of work, you have two toddlers, and you just spent a precious twenty bucks on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/grit-doesn-t-happen-when-things-are-good-grit-happens-when-we-re/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/90f/jolie-sikes-41969_grit_grit-doesn-t-happen-when-things-are-good_704147.jpg) > [“Grit. It’s part of who we are. Who we are meant to be. How we were raised. One of the most important things we were taught was how to work. When you do something yourself, with your own two hands,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/grit-it-s-part-of-who-we-are-who-we-are-meant-to-be-how-we-were/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/588/jolie-sikes-41969_end-result_grit-it-s-part-of-who-we-are-who-we-are_3117250.jpg) ## Other authors on Grit - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-angela-duckworth-2560.jpg) Angela Duckworth 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grit/angela-duckworth/) ## More by Jolie Sikes > [“Our philosophy is that home decor shouldn’t be taken too seriously, because we want our homes to reflect who we are, no one else.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/our-philosophy-is-that-home-decor-shouldn-t-be-taken-too-seriously/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) > [“Home is where your mom is.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/home-is-where-your-mom-is/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) > [“When you enter the hallowed halls at the House of Blues, you see a placard that says, “Take with you a piece of our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/when-you-enter-the-hallowed-halls-at-the-house-of-blues-you-see-a/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) > [“Grit doesn’t happen when things are good. Grit happens when we’re tested. When Elvis is dead, and things are bleak at best, because you’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/grit-doesn-t-happen-when-things-are-good-grit-happens-when-we-re/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) > [“When you put in a little sweat equity, it makes the work all the sweeter.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/when-you-put-in-a-little-sweat-equity-it-makes-the-work-all-the/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) > [“To us, a party is more about the electric energy of the event. It’s about the ease of the moment. It’s about creating an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/to-us-a-party-is-more-about-the-electric-energy-of-the-event-it-s/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) > [“Long ago, we learned to listen to our gypsy souls, because when we do, inspiration comes on strong.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/long-ago-we-learned-to-listen-to-our-gypsy-souls-because-when-we-do/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) > [“Amie’s mind is like a glittery tumbleweed: It sometimes touches ground, but usually it spins along a few feet in the air.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/amie-s-mind-is-like-a-glittery-tumbleweed-it-sometimes-touches-ground/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) > [“We love the unexpected, the gloriously chaotic combination of a million different elements. We love things that have history. We’re not looking for perfection.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/we-love-the-unexpected-the-gloriously-chaotic-combination-of-a/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) > [“Grit. It’s part of who we are. Who we are meant to be. How we were raised. One of the most important things we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jolie-sikes/grit-it-s-part-of-who-we-are-who-we-are-meant-to-be-how-we-were/) [Jolie Sikes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jolie-sikes/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/grit/jolie-sikes/#itemlist", "name": "2 Grit Quotes By Jolie Sikes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Grit doesn’t happen when things are good. Grit happens when we’re tested. 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