Death Quote by George Pelecanos

'True Grit' is one of the few books my sons let me read to them - and paid attention to - when they were…

— George Pelecanos

“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

Of the two 'True Grits,' the John Wayne version one is better.

— Caroline Lawrence

Grit is living life like it's a marathon, not a sprint.

— Anonymous

I find 'True Grit' to be one of the very best American novels: It is a rousing adventure story and deeply perceptive about the…

— George Pelecanos

“The grit of the deathbed earth grows soft”

— Donald Revell

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

— Robert Sutton

True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

— John Wayne

“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

I like this book by Angela Duckworth called 'Grit.'

— Joe Harris

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

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

— Peter Diamandis