Attention Quote by George Pelecanos

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

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

— Joe Harris

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

— Caroline Lawrence

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

“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

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

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

— Peter Diamandis

“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

What I really like about 'Grit' - especially being the guy who goes on TV every week and says 'Never Give Up' and who…

— John Cena

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.

— John Wayne

One thing you can't teach is true grit.

— Julianna Pena