Quotes About Grit

The traits that mark an autotelic personality are most clearly revealed by people who seem to enjoy situations that ordinary persons would find unbearable. Lost

This ability to persevere despite obstacles and setbacks is the quality people most admire in others, and justly so; it is probably the most important trait not only for succeeding in life, but for enjoying it as well.

You never really lose until you quit trying.

You are never a loser until you quit trying.

life is not fair—the cards are incredibly stacked in your favor.

don't give up till the buzzer sounds -coach joey

People with dirty jobs are happier than you think. As a group, they're the happiest people I know.

That's what people respect, the fact that I wasn't a chump that laid on his back and gave up.

They'd make a tasty broth from stones and bitterness.

but dirt remained beneath her nails.

It wasn't even one of those stoic pimples that goes quietly when you pop it; this one was cystic and painful and had roots that seemed to extend into my brain.

write your own part. It is the only way I've gotten anywhere.

There are more than a thousand people in one square mile of this studio who would kill to have this job. Get your ass up off the floor and go back into that writers' room, you weakling. Then I get up, pour myself a generous glass of whiskey and club soda, think about the sustained grit of my parents, and go back to work. I know that made me sound like a tortured alcoholic, like Don Draper, but I swear I'm not.

Atmink: turi ne tik apsik?sti su visais sunkumais, privalai juos k?sti šypsodama, kad niekas nepasteb?t? n? p?dsako kart?lio.

Three failures denote uncommon strength. A weakling has not enough grit to fail thrice.

Go into hard things quickly, eagerly, then retreat.

Mitchell Zuckoff

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

Bend over pull up your socks and keep on walking

It does not matter.

In that case, balls to the wall, man." Riaz yawned. "No guts, no glory." "Why are you spouting aphorisms at me?" "Because it's two-fucking-thirty in the morning and I need to be up for a six a.m. shift." "Wimp." Riaz gave him the finger. "Get some sleep and chase your wolf tomorrow." Another yawn. "And Coop? Forget about subtle. That's not your style.

Nothing is stronger than the will of the human heart

A woman is like a tea bag--you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.

You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion.