Quotes About Grit

I'm stubborn; once I start something, I want to see how far I can go.

That's why I kept wrestling - I'm too dumb to realize I can't win, so I keep wrestling until I ultimately succeed. I'm pretty dang stubborn.

My favorite fruit is grapes. Because with grapes, you always get another chance. 'Cause, you know, if you have a crappy apple or a peach, you're stuck with that crappy piece of fruit. But if you have a crappy grape, no problem - just move on to the next. 'Grapes: The Fruit of Hope.'

Like every actress, I, too, had movies that got stuck, but I have learnt to always look at the best in every situation and to give my best to every situation.

One-on-one, you have to be able to put your head down and get stuck in.

There haven't been genetic studies on grit, but we often think that challenge is inherited but grit is learned. That's not what science says. Science says grit comes from both nature and nurture.

Let me tell you something about Tunechi - about that boy. That boy comes to the studio every day and grind as if he doesn't have a dollar in his pocket.

I'm studying at A&M, and that takes so much hard work, so much dedication, and that effort is very tough.

But I loved doing the physical stuff for 'Dredd.' I have to give a shout-out to the stunt team that I worked with.

Always I try one submission. If it doesn't work, the second one works.

There is no substitute for hard work. There is a little luck along the way, but there is no substitute for really super-hard work, first in, last out.

It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - there's no substitute for hard work.

The people I've been around who've been successful - be it players, executives, coaches - there's no substitute for a hard day's work.

On long car rides, we would always listen to the 'Blues Brothers' soundtrack and try to emulate everything that Aretha Franklin was doing. There was soul and grit in it that I think a kid from the suburbs really needed.

When I first started fighting, it wasn't the easiest thing. I didn't have all the money in the world. I was eating Subway once in a while, some packets of oatmeal here and there. It wasn't that bad, but it's because I was fortunate and had good people there to support me.

Even if the last move did not succeed, the inner command says move again.

I'm not grateful for depression, but it honestly made me work harder and gave me the drive that I have to succeed and to make it work.

Because you've done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.

It don't stop 'til the casket drop.

but whether or not God has kissed your brow, you still have to work. Without learning and preparation, you won't know how to harness the power of that kiss.

Everything that happens to you in this life, if you conquer it, if you beat it, you've won. Embrace every day you get.

Reality bites... and doesn't let go.

Hard work is the yeast that raises the dough

Big men become big by doing what they didn't want to do when they didn't want to do it.