Character Quote by Angela Duckworth

“One way to think about grit is to understand how it relates to other aspects of character. In assessing grit along with other virtues,…

— Angela Duckworth

Grit is the grain of character. It may generally be described as heroism materialized,--spirit and will thrust into heart, brain, and backbone, so as…

— Edwin Percy Whipple

True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if…

— John Wayne

“Grit drives people to succeed, especially when they face daunting and prolonged challenges—a hallmark of every scaling effort. (Scaling Up Excellence)”

— Robert Sutton

Being gritty doesn't mean not showing pain or pretending everything is O.K. In fact, when you look at healthy and successful and giving people,…

— Angela Duckworth

“there’s a hard way to get grit and an easy way. The hard way is to do it by yourself. The easy way is…

— Angela Duckworth

“following through on our commitments while we grow up both requires grit and, at the same time, builds it.”

— Angela Duckworth

The way that I've been raised and the things I've had to do has given me grit that is unmatchable unless you were beside…

— Lacey Evans

“Grit, which they defined as the tendency to work strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in…

— Charles Duhigg

There are many talented individuals who simply do not follow through on their commitments. In fact, in our data, grit is usually unrelated or…

— Suman Rai

“you want to be grittier, find a gritty culture and join it. If you’re a leader, and you want the people in your organization…

— Angela Duckworth

“According to Dr. Angela Duckworth, grit is passion and perseverance toward long-term goals. [...] Grit is sticking to one thing for years or even decades.”

— Benjamin P. Hardy