Quotes About Grit

Bravery isn't measured by size. It's measured by heart.

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The Travises who had survived were the most purely stubborn people on earth, the kind who relied on their backbones when their wishbones were broken.

I spent a lot of time lifting my drums into a van, playing to ten people night after night. I can't complain about anything now. That stuff was heavy.

You bet I arrived overnight. Over a few hundred nights in the Catskills, in vaudeville, in clubs and on Broadway.

I never played coffee shops; I just played a lot of coffee shop-sized venues. I took every venue I could get my hands on.

By definition, to work with me, you need thicker skin and must be OK with a certain amount of verbal abuse!

In my opinion Test cricket is the best version of this game. It tests you mentally, physically, emotionally.

Illegitimi non carborundum, I suppose.

I had just forgotten, somehow, that life was struggle, and the only reward was to be allowed to live a little longer and struggle harder.

it out of his throat, wiped at the grime

Muscles Are Required, Intelligence Not Expected.

Playing in the mist doesn't build character at all, Booty; it just makes you fucking wet.

I have issues with my parents, but their greatest gift was forcing me to produce my own results. Through the ups and downs of my life, my work ethic is my most prized characteristic. No matter what kind of pinch I'm in, I can fight my way to the other side with grit and determination.

So often, we pretend we've made a decision, when what we've really done is signed up to try until it gets too uncomfortable.

But she was determined to do it, independent of all the circumstances and obstacles; she was this kind of person. Once she decided something, she was determined to do it and she did it.

Try and fail and try again.

You try, and fail, and try again, and fail again.

Winning requires an act of will. There are moments when my exercise of will is strong, and this business is all about will.

The world has been easy on this man. He overflows with inner resources.

I'd say determination is the single most important quality in a startup founder. If the founders I spoke with were superhuman in any way, it was in their perseverance.

I didn't have to work till I was three. But after that, I never stopped.

I like doing things where I can get dirty, work with my hands, and use power tools. Last weekend, I did some grouting.

I like feeling like an ox at the end of the day. I like working hard.