“Just make an effort and keep going. Start from where you are, even if you are scared and unsure. Take that first… — Norbertus Krisnu Prabowo 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
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
“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
“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
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
“ 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
We can endure much more than we think we can; all human experience testifies to that. All we need to do is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I like the man who takes the stones Upon his rocky road With smiling lips instead of groans, Whate'er his heavy load… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
What I do feel the modern child lacks, when compared with the earlier generation, is concentration, and the sheer dogged grit to… — Miss Read Copy Share Image
Being gritty doesn't mean not showing pain or pretending everything is O.K. In fact, when you look at healthy and successful and… — Angela Duckworth Copy Share Image
All Southern cooks have tried their hands at shrimp and grits, and each one has his or her own version of the… — Gina Neely Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I think it takes a certain grit and determination to constantly re-prove to people that you're just as dedicated, just as… — Kathryn Minshew Copy Share Image
Our great country was founded on hard work and competition. That sense of grit is the main principle in our free-market economy… — Tommy Tuberville Copy Share Image
