Education Quote by Angela Duckworth

To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and…

— Angela Duckworth

One thing you can't teach is true grit.

— Julianna Pena

GRIT is Guts, Resilience, Industriousness and Tenacity. GRIT is the ability to focus, stay determined, stay optimistic in the face of a challenge, and…

— Linda Kaplan Thaler

“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

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

— Robert Sutton

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

“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

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

Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it's not just stamina in your effort. It's also stamina in your direction, stamina in your interests.…

— Angela Duckworth

Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classroom. Grittier soldiers are more likely to complete…

— Angela Duckworth

What is grit? Grit is refusing to give up. It's persistence. It's making your own luck.

— Peter Diamandis

I think the questions on the grit scale about not letting setbacks disappoint you, finishing what you begin, doing things with focus, I think…

— Angela Duckworth