“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
“What we accomplish in the marathon of life depends tremendously on our grit—our passion and perseverance for long-term goals.”
Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth
“Above everything else I've done, I've always said I've had more guts than I've got talent.”
Dolly Parton
“Grit is passion and perseverance for very long-term goals. Grit is having stamina. Grit is sticking with your future, day-in, day-out. Not just for the week, not just for the month, but for years. And working really hard to make that future a reality. Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint.”
Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth
“The same boiling water that softens the potato hardens the egg. It's about what you're made of, not the circumstances.”
Unknown
“Grit is that ‘extra something’ that separates the most successful people from the rest. It’s the passion, perseverance, and stamina that we must channel in order to stick with our dreams until they become a reality.”
Dr. Travis Bradberry
“We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.”
Jesse Owens
“Grit is the grain of character.”
Edwin Percy Whipple
“Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.”
T.S. Eliot
“What is grit? Grit is refusing to give up. It’s persistence. It’s making your own luck.”
Peter Diamandis
“You cannot talk about grit—you have to embody it.
You cannot talk about faith—you have to live it.
You cannot talk about the desert—you have to cross it.”
Dr. Dragos Bratasanu
“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.”
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