Book Quote by Joe Harris

“At my old school I was vice president of this club called GRIT,” Lucy tells us. “It stood for Girls Respecting and Inspiring Themselves.…

— Jennifer Mathieu

“In her book Grit, social psychologist Angela Duckworth identifies the single quality that most marks those who succeed in life, those who feel fulfilled,…

— Will Dean

“How often do people start down a path and then give up on it entirely? How many treadmills, exercise bikes, and weight sets are…

— 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

“Grit embodies—but is not the same as—resilience, ambition, and self-control. The University of Pennsylvania psychologist and researcher Angela Duckworth defines it as passion and…

— Susan David

“Angela Duckworth has shown how important grit and perseverance are to lifetime outcomes. College students who report that they finish whatever they begin have…

— David Brooks

I don't think anyone should be banned. If you don't like a book, set it aside.

— Vikram Seth

The problem with life is, by the time you can read women like a book, your library card has expired.

— Milton Berle

There is no frigate like a book

— Emily Dickinson

I always feel like my book is a success when I see a child reading it, and they have their pointer finger out, and…

— Jan Brett

She can take a year to read something, whereas I like a book that becomes more important in my life that life itself. When…

— Jeremy Clarkson

Dear book, this is another day in my life. A life is like a book. A book is like a box. A box has…

— Gia Carangi