Grit Quotes

What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit, and it takes grace. — Meryl Streep

Grit is living life like it’s a marathon, not a sprint. — Angela Duckworth

Heroes are never perfect, but they’re brave, they’re authentic, they’re courageous, determined, discreet, and they’ve got grit. — Wade Davis

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

Grit can’t be measured on pop quizzes, but it can often predict long-term success more than mere intelligence. — Laura Moser

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 flipside, women who succeed often become razor sharp through the process. — Kathryn Minshew

Grit is the stubborn refusal to quit. — Anonymous

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

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. — T.S. Eliot

Grit is not just 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

Grit is having the courage to do the right thing, regardless of the popularity or consequences. — Joan Hall

Grit is picking yourself up and moving forward even when you think you can’t take one more step. — Christy Mossburg

Mindset is everything. Your success begins and ends with a mindset. In between, it’s grit that carries you through. — LeAura Alderson

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

Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.” — John Ortberg

Every great story happened when someone decided not to give up. – Spryte Loriano

Your dreams are on the other side of your grit. – Unknown

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius

Grit is the persistence in following your own destiny. – Paul Bradley Smith

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. – John Wayne