Excellence Quote by Paul Tough

“Grits Glossary success \sǝk-‘ses\ n: something a Grits has to define for herself, simply put ”

— Deborah Ford

“One of the keys to cultivating grit is making the task at hand more interesting and motivating.”

— Adam M. Grant

“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

“grit: having passion and perseverance toward long-term goals.”

— Adam M. Grant

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

— Angela Duckworth

“To be gritty is to resist complacency.”

— Angela Duckworth

“When humans say that someone "is full of grit", they mean full of courage. Before long the sisters were to prove that they were…

— Dick King-Smith

“You cannot talk about grit. You have to embody it. You cannot talk about faith. You have to live it. You cannot talk about…

— Dragos Bratasanu

“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 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

“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

“ At a successful party, everyone feels at home. A good hostess gives each of her guests a bit of her time throughout the…

— Deborah Ford