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
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
“Jesus didn't say He would ice over the grit of faults and failures either; He said He would use us in spite… — Bob Goff Copy Share Image
'True Grit' was fun to do, but I wasn't cut out to be an actor. I made John Wayne look so good,… — Glen Campbell Copy Share Image
“a passionate commitment to a single mission and an unswerving dedication to achieve that mission. She decided she needed to name this… — Paul Tough Copy Share Image
Our traditions have been waking up on Christmas morning and feasting on a southern breakfast. I'm from the South. We eat grits… — Leigh-Allyn Baker Copy Share Image
There are many talented individuals who simply do not follow through on their commitments. In fact, in our data, grit is usually… — Suman Rai Copy Share Image
The Center for Public Integrity is the real thing. A group of dedicated people who remember that great journalism is about grit… — Diane Sawyer Copy Share Image
“Joy, not grit, is the hallmark of holy obedience. We need to be lighthearted in what we do to avoid taking ourselves… — Richard J. Foster Copy Share Image
“there’s a hard way to get grit and an easy way. The hard way is to do it by yourself. The easy… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
I didn't want everybody to be pretty. I didn't want everybody to be thing. I didn't want everybody to be a size… — Bridget Carpenter 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
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
“Long past the moment when her neck begins to stiffen and ache, she continues to stare into the darkness, even though none… — Larry Watson 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
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
If there is a little sand in the sugar of home happiness, it really seems better to concentrate on the sweetness that… — William George Jordan Copy Share Image
One didn't issue instructions to comets. Grown children did what they had to do, and parents could only grit their teeth and… — Lisa Alther Copy Share Image
I did not raise my son, Sam, to celebrate Mother's Day. I didn't want him to feel some obligation to buy me… — Anne Lamott 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
Obviously as I'm getting older, I'm seeing changes in my body that I may not like... but I do love food, and… — Erin Andrews Copy Share Image
To one who has led a virtuous life, to sin is the easiest thing in the world. No experience of unpleasant consequences… — Sylvia Townsend Warner Copy Share Image
That's when you've got to grit your teeth and hang in there and try and find a way to win when you're… — Lleyton Hewitt 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
“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
Having a Christian worldview means being utterly convinced that biblical principles are not only true but also work better in the grit… — Nancy Pearcey Copy Share Image
“When humans say that someone "is full of grit", they mean full of courage. Before long the sisters were to prove that… — Dick King-Smith 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
“In very gritty people, most mid-level and low-level goals are, in some way or another, related to that ultimate goal. In contrast,… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
A good title holds magic, some cognitive dissonance, a little grit between the teeth, but above all it is the jumping-off place… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
First, a gorgeous breakfast: just everything you can imagine from flapjacks and fried squirrel to hominy grits and honey in the comb...we're… — Truman Capote Copy Share Image
Developing a resiliency, a grit, a level of poise, a composure, a level of perspective, confidence, courage, compassion. These are all things… — Aaron Gordon Copy Share Image
I want you to think about your grandfather's integrity and grit when you're staring at the ceiling of your barracks room, but… — David Robinson 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
“At my old school I was vice president of this club called GRIT,” Lucy tells us. “It stood for Girls Respecting and… — Jennifer Mathieu Copy Share Image
I kept going. The decisions I've had to make, the setbacks, the feeling of having my back against the wall, I was… — Eddy Alvarez Copy Share Image
“Perseverance, the unwavering resolve that fuels our journey. It is the echo of our footsteps on the path of purpose, never ceasing,… — Kevin L. Michel Copy Share Image
Last year, when 'Black Swan,' 'True Grit' and 'King's Speech' all grossed over $100 million, it gave studios and independent financiers the… — Harvey Weinstein Copy Share Image
There haven't been genetic studies on grit, but we often think that challenge is inherited but grit is learned. That's not what… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
I can't think of anyone I admire who isn't fuelled by self-doubt. It's an essential ingredient. It's the grit in the oyster. — Richard Eyre Copy Share Image
