2. “Grit is picking yourself up and moving forward even when you think you can’t take one more step.” – Christy Mossburg
3. “Enthusiasm is common. Endurance is rare.” – Angela Duckworth
4. “It is time for us all to stand and cheer for the doer, the achiever—the one who recognizes the challenges and does something about it.” – Vince Lombardi
5. “Grit is not just a simple elbow-grease term for rugged persistence. It is an often invisible display of endurance that lets you stay in an uncomfortable place, work hard to improve upon a given interest, and do it again and again.” – Sarah Lewis
6. “Every great story happened when someone decided not to give up.” – Spryte Loriano
7. “That grit of fighting is addictive, I’m scared of it. It’s a very weird thing.” – Dustin Poirier
8. “Grit your teeth and smile. In the face of adversity, go. They don’t deserve you.” – Christine Lagarde
9. “Grit is having the courage to push through, no matter what the obstacles are because it’s worth it.” – Chris Morris
10. “Remember how far you’ve come, not just how far you have to go. You are not where you want to be, but neither are you where you used to be.” – Rick Warren
11. “Greatness requires internal toughness.” – Anonymous
12. “Grit is sticking with your future day in, day out and not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years.” – Angela Duckworth
13. “True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.” –
14. “Grit is the stubborn refusal to quit.” – Anonymous
15. “It’s gonna get harder before it gets easier. But it will get better, you just gotta make it through the hard stuff first.” – Anonymous
16. “There are no shortcuts to excellence. Developing real expertise, figuring out really hard problems, it all takes time―longer than most people imagine―you’ve got to apply those skills and produce goods or services that are valuable to people.” – Angela Duckworth
17. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
18. “Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.” – John Ortberg
19. “The focus on talent distracts us from something that is at least as important, and that is effort. As much as talent counts, counts twice.” – Angela Duckworth
20. “Grit. to the limit.” – Anonymous
21. “Heroes are never perfect, but they’re brave, they’re authentic, they’re courageous, determined, discreet, and they’ve got grit.” – Wade Davis
22. “Without effort, your talent is nothing more than unmet potential. Without effort, your skill is nothing more than what you could have done but didn’t.” – Angela Duckworth
23. “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.” – T.S. Eliot
24. “Leadership grit begets grit. Lead by example.” – Bill Hybels
25. “You need to learn a practical lesson. Grit alone is not going to save you from sinking.” – David Robinson
26. “Yes, but the main thing is that greatness is doable. Greatness is many, many individual feats, and each of them is doable.” – Angela Duckworth
27. “Goal line is goal line. You go down there and it’s the grit and grind of the game.” – Matt Cassel
28. “As important as hustle is, grit and resilience are equally as important because there’s in our business.” – Troy Carter
29. “Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.” – Angela Duckworth
30. “Grit is choosing to lean in and work on your art when the world thinks it’s already good enough.” – Rob Beaudreault
31. “I won’t just have a job; I’ll have a calling. I’ll challenge myself every day. When I get knocked down, I’ll get back up. I may not be the smartest person in the room, but I’ll strive to be the grittiest.” – Angela Duckworth
32. “Work hard. Be smart. Don’t give up.” – Anonymous
33. “Above everything else I’ve done, I’ve always said, ‘I’ve had more guts than I’ve got talent.’” – Dolly Parton
34. “Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.” – Steve Jobs
35. “The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.” – George Washington
36. “I learned a lesson I’d never forget. The lesson was that, when you have setbacks and failures, you can’t overreact to them.” – Angela Duckworth
37. “Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.” – George Bernard Shaw
38. “A grit mind strengthens all of your strengths.” – Pearl Zhu
39. “Leaders aren’t born, they are made. And they are made like anything else, through hard work. And that’s the price we’ll have to pay to achieve that goal or any goal.” – Vince Lombardi
40. “Grit is about working on something you care about so much that you’re willing to stay loyal to it—it’s doing what you love, but not just falling in love―staying in love.” – Angela Duckworth
41. “Effort is one of those things that give meaning to life. Effort means you care about something, that something is important to you and you are willing to work for it.” – Carol Dweck
42. “Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed no hope at all.” – Dale Carnegie
43. “Successful men and women keep moving. , but they don’t quit.” – Conrad Hilton
44. “Anyone can be tough for a season. It takes a special kind of human to rise to life’s challenges for a lifetime.” – Chris Matakas
45. “The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work.” – Harry Golden
46. “Never hope for it more than you work for it.” – Sonya Teclai
47. “Grit is knowing who you are and where you are headed, moving determinedly forward with eyes fixed on the mark, rather than the obstacles that lie in wait.” – Christine Bisch
48. “Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance.” – Samuel Johnson
49. “Character consists of what you do on the third and fourth tries.” – James A. Michener
50. “There isn’t a person anywhere who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can.” – Henry Ford
51. “Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it.” – Bill Cosby
52. “It soon became clear that doing one thing better and better might be more satisfying than staying an amateur at many different things.” – Angela Duckworth
53. “Grit is having the courage to do the right thing, regardless of the popularity or consequences.” – Joan Hall
54. “No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.” –
55. “To be gritty is to keep putting one foot in front of the other. To be gritty is to hold fast to an interesting and purposeful goal. To be gritty is to invest, day after week after year, in challenging practice. To be gritty is to fall down seven times, and rise eight.” – Angela Duckworth
56. “People with grit don’t believe that failure is a permanent condition.” – Angela Duckworth
57. “Grit is that extra something that separates the most successful people from the rest.” – Travis Bradberry
58. “Grit is the persistence in following your own destiny.” – Paul Bradley Smith
59. “When it comes to how we fare in the marathon of life, effort counts tremendously.” – Angela Duckworth
60. “Everything you’ve ever wanted is on the other side of fear.” – George Addair
61. “We like to think of our champions and idols as superheroes who were born different from us. We don’t like to think of them as relatively ordinary people who made themselves extraordinary.” – Carol Dweck
62. “All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.” – Walt Disney
63. “I like things to happen. And if they don’t happen, I like to make them happen.” – Winston Churchill
64. “No grit, no pearl.” – Anonymous
65. “It’s just as important to know when to drop something and shift direction as it is to know when to stick with something.” – Rich Karlgaard
66. “Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.” – Winston Churchill
67. “It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” – Albert Einstein
68. “Never give up on something that you can’t go a day without thinking about.” – Winston Churchill
69. “You have a choice! You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the sweat off your face!” – Anonymous
70. “There is no failure. Only feedback.” – Robert Allen
71. “God honors a beautiful blend of gift and grit! He gives the gift, and He expects us to have the grit to practice and learn how to use it effectively.” – Beth Moore
72. “In plain words, you’ve got to make up your mind to study whatever you undertake, and concentrate your mind on it, and really work at it.” – Eugene O’Neill
73. “If you don’t give up, you still have a chance. Giving up is the greatest failure.” – Jack Ma
74. “Dreams don’t work unless you do.” – John C. Maxwell
75. “I deeply appreciate the people of Michigan. I love their grit. I love the way they face life. I love the family values they have.” – Ernie Harwell
76. “When our commitment is wavering, the best way to stay on track is to consider the progress we’ve already made. As we recognize what we’ve invested and attained, it seems like a waste to give up, and our confidence and commitment surge.” – Adam M. Grant
77. “Life may try to knock you down but be persistent with your passions—cultivate grit, resilience, tenacity, and endurance. Success will come.” – Amit Ray
78. “To succeed at anything worthwhile in life requires persistence, no matter how gifted, fortunate, or passionate you are.” – Rich Karlgaard
79. “Picture your brain forming new connections as you meet the challenge and learn. Keep on going.” – Carol Dweck
80. “Don’t be afraid to fail. Be afraid not to try.” –
81. “The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do.” – Anonymous
82. “Anything’s possible if you’ve got enough nerve.” – J.K. Rowling
83. “Your dreams are on the other side of your grit.” – Anonymous
84. “I have to grit my teeth sometimes, knowing I am going to be written about. But I think it is my life, and I don’t want to get people interested in debating it.” – Jonathan Dimbleby
85. “Every day do something that will inch you closer to be a better tomorrow.” – Anonymous
86. “The thing that we did was, we didn’t give up.” – Jay-Z
87. “The difference in winning and losing is most often—not quitting.” – Walt Disney
88. “If you quit once it becomes a habit. Never quit!” – Michael Jordan
89. “Do things better than they have ever been done before.” – Angela Duckworth
90. “One form of perseverance is the daily discipline of trying to do things better than we did yesterday.” – Angela Duckworth
91. “Successful people aren’t born successful. Behind it all there is hard work, persistence and a lot of grit.” – Arshad Wahedna
92. “It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.” – Travis Bradberry
93. “Success doesn’t just happen. It is a product of hard work, grit, and ingenuity.” – Ogwo David Emenike
94. “If you represent your country and millions of people are watching, it comes through a lot of grit and hard work.” – Michelle Kwan
95. “Grit, determination, the right amount of crazy, self-belief—everything it takes to be a champion. I have that.” – Dustin Poirier
96. “Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did.” – Newt Gingrich
97. “At various points, in big ways and small, we get knocked down. If we stay down, grit loses. If we get up, grit prevails.” – Angela Duckworth
98. “Hard work isn’t enough. And more work is never the real answer. The sort of grit you need to scale a business is less reliant on brute force. It’s actually one part determination, one part ingenuity, and one part laziness.” – Reid Hoffman
99. “Humans are creatures of habit. If you quit when things get tough, it gets that much easier to quit the next time. On the other hand, if you force yourself to push through it, the grit begins to grow in you.” – Travis Bradberry
100. “Being a top performer—whether it’s in business or on the athletic field—requires grit and tenacity, as well as the continuous desire to become better.” – Amy Morin
101. “Ultimately, I think it takes a certain grit and determination to constantly re-prove to people that you’re just as dedicated, just as determined, and just as capable as the entrepreneurs around you who may better fit the physical pattern—but on the flip side, women who succeed often become razor sharp through the process.” – Kathryn Minshew
102. “Talent alone gets you nowhere. You really have to have the grit, and you gotta have a love for people.” – Zac Brown
103. “All roads that lead to success have to pass through hard work boulevard at some point.” – Anonymous
104. “I have a feeling tomorrow will be better is different from I resolve to make tomorrow better.” – Angela Duckworth
105. “Some people mistake grit for sheer persistence—charging up the same hill again and again. But, that’s not quite what I mean by the word ‘grit.’ You want to minimize friction and find the most effective, most efficient way forward. You might actually have more grit if you treat your energy as a precious commodity.” – Reid Hoffman
106. “Negative emotions will challenge your grit every step of the way. While it’s impossible not to feel your emotions, it’s completely under your power to manage them effectively and to keep yourself in a position of control. When you let your emotions overtake your ability to think clearly, it’s easy to lose your resolve.” – Travis Bradberry
107. “Staying on the treadmill is one thing, and I do think it’s related to staying true to our commitments even when we’re not comfortable. But getting back on the treadmill the next day, eager to try again, is in my view even more reflective of grit.” – Angela Duckworth
108. “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 to form part of the physical substance of the man.” – Edwin Percy Whipple
109. “What is grit? Grit is refusing to give up. It’s persistence. It’s making your own luck.” – Peter Diamandis
110. “The future bears down upon each one of us with all the hazards of the unknown. The only way out is through.” – Plutarch
111. “You have your best workouts when you go in thinking you don’t want to do it because you’re so satisfied with your own determination and grit.” – Tessa Virtue
112. “I can and I will.” – Anonymous
113. “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. If you are working on different things but all of them very hard, you’re not really going to get anywhere. You’ll never become an expert.” – Angela Duckworth
114. “Grit, the raw endurance, perseverance, and passion that keeps you going despite obstacles.” – Anonymous
115. “A clear, well-defined philosophy gives you the guidelines and boundaries that keep you on track.” – Angela Duckworth
116. “Every day, across our state, we see grit and resilience.” – Ben Sasse
117. “What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit, and it takes grace.” – Meryl Streep
118. “It is very easy to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own.” – Jessamyn West
119. “Writing is such a ‘pretend’ profession. Nobody is counting on you at all. You can’t ‘pretend’ to be a lawyer or a teacher. It takes a lot of grit to continue.” – MacKenzie Scott
120. “Grittier students are more likely to earn their diplomas; grittier teachers are more effective in the classroom. Grittier soldiers are more likely to complete their training, and grittier salespeople are more likely to keep their jobs. The more challenging the domain, the more grit seems to matter.” – Angela Duckworth
121. “Sticking with a marriage. That’s true grit, man.” – Jeff Bridges
122. “Most teachers, when surveyed, say that it is part of their job to help students develop things like grit. This is especially true at the elementary and middle school levels. They feel it’s part of their vocation to teach other things that are not formally academic content.” – Angela Duckworth
123. “Childhood doesn’t have to be perfect, and children don’t have to be beautiful. From a bit of grit may grow a pearl, and if pearl production doesn’t materialize, the outcome will still be preferable to the shallowness of vanity.” – Laurie Graham
124. “Being gritty doesn’t mean not showing pain or pretending everything is okay. In fact, when you look at healthy and successful and giving people, they are extraordinarily meta-cognitive. They’re able to say things like, ‘Dude, I totally lost my temper this morning.’ That ability to reflect on yourself is signature to grit.” – Angela Duckworth
125. “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 me.” – Lacey Evans
126. “Grit can’t be measured on pop quizzes, but it can often predict long-term success more than mere intelligence.” – Laura Moser
127. “The parenting style that is good for grit is also the parenting style good for most other things: Be really, really demanding, and be very, very supportive.” – Angela Duckworth
128. “To me, the most shocking thing about grit is how little we know, how little science knows, about building it. Every day, parents and teachers ask me, ‘How do I build grit in kids? What do I do to teach kids a ? How do I keep them motivated for the long run?’ The honest answer is, I don’t know.” – Angela Duckworth
129. “In Wyoming, the beauty of our mountains is matched only by the grit of our people.” – Liz Cheney
130. “Grit, a positive trait based on passion, perseverance, and motivation.” – Anonymous
131. “We need a president with experience and the wisdom and the grit to stand up to bullies who tell women that they should be punished for making their own decisions.” – Tony Goldwyn
132. “Optimistic young adults stay healthier throughout middle age and, ultimately, live longer than pessimists.” – Angela Duckworth
133. “But it is a blessed provision of nature that at times like these, as soon as a man’s mercury has got down to a certain point there comes a revulsion, and he rallies. Hope springs up, and cheerfulness along with it, and then he is in good shape to do something for himself if anything can be done.” – Mark Twain
134. “We’re going to be okay because of the American people. They have more grit, determination, and courage than you can imagine.” – Joe Biden
135. “The man who has grit enough to bring about the afforestation or the irrigation of a country is not less worthy of honor than its conqueror.” – J. Arthur Thomson
136. “The grit that we have, the depth that we have, the intensity that we have throughout the hockey game that’s crucial. It’s believing and knowing that we can fight through a little adversity and find ways to win.” – Ryan Smyth
137. “A little grit in the eye destroyeth the sight of the very heavens, and a little malice or envy a world of joys. One wry principle in the mind is of infinite consequence.” – Thomas Traherne
138. “Grit is a measurement of sandpaper and determination. In both cases it defines an ability to change surroundings, and not be changed.” – Mike Loomis
139. “Consistency of effort over the long run is everything.” – Angela Duckworth
140. “Our brand of democracy is hard. But I can promise that a year from now, when I no longer hold this office, I’ll be right there with you as a citizen—inspired by those voices of fairness and vision, of grit and good humor and kindness that have helped America travel so far.” – Barack Obama
141. “Someone twice as talented but half as hardworking as another person might reach the same level of skill but still produce dramatically less over time.” – Angela Duckworth
142. “Grit is not synonymous with hard work. It involves a certain single-mindedness.” – Chip Heath
143. “With effort, talent becomes skill and, at the same time, effort makes skill productive.” – Angela Duckworth
144. “Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit.” – Taisen Deshimaru
145. “A lack of grit can come from having less coherent goal structures.” – Angela Duckworth
146. “The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a man’s determination.” –
147. “Together we can build the Michigan we believe in because we still have what we need most—the strength, the talent, the vision, and the grit of the incredible people of this state.” – Gretchen Whitmer
148. “Just draw on your grit; it’s so easy to quit. It’s the keeping your chin up that’s hard.” – Robert W. Service
149. “Success comes to the man who grits his teeth, squares his jaw and says, ‘There is a way for me and, by jingo, I’ll find it.’” – Cliff Sloan
150. “No whining. No complaining. No excuses.” – Angela Duckworth
151. “Unless man has the wit and the grit to build his civilization on something better than material power, it is surely idle to talk of plans for a stable peace.” – Francis Bowes Sayre
152. “A grindstone that had not grit in it, how long would it take to sharpen an ax? And affairs that had not grit in them, how long would they take to make a man?” – Henry Ward Beecher
153. “No man can fight his way to the top and stay at the top without exercising the fullest measure of grit, courage, determination, resolution.” – B. C. Forbes
154. “Well okay, that didn’t go so well, but I guess I will just carry on.” – Angela Duckworth
155. “At its core, the idea of purpose is the idea that what we do matters to people other than ourselves.” – Angela Duckworth
156. “In order to obtain the goal of returning to Palestine, all of us sometimes have to grit our teeth.” – Yasser Arafat
157. “I’ll grit my teeth in anxiety. I feel like a student before the start of school. I’ve got my new shoes and my bookbag, but I’m not sure I’ll remember how to do trigonometry. During my maternity leave, I haven’t used many words of more than one syllable.” – Jane Pauley
158. “I like things that make you grit your teeth. I like tucking my chin in and sort of leading into the storm. I like that feeling. I like it a lot.” – Daniel Day-Lewis
159. “You just have to stand and grit your teeth and know your poll numbers are going to go down—and mine have—but you gotta grit through it because the alternative is unacceptable.” – Chris Christie