Quotes about Grit

I have to work hard, just like any other player.

Great works are performed not by strength, but perseverance.

What courage and patience are wanted for every life that aims to produce anything!

If you want to be successful in a particular field, perseverance is one of the key qualities.

My father enjoyed working hard, and he liked to see the result of his efforts. The lessons his mother had instilled had taken hold: Do your best. Don't be arrogant. Never complain.

What we reliably find is that people's perseverance scores are actually higher than their passion scores, and I think it really does get to the fact that working hard is hard, but maybe finding your passion is even more difficult.

I know a lot of CEOs who are looking for three- to four-year varsity athletes - not necessarily because these people are going to be doing pushups or spiking volleyballs in the workplace, but because they're looking for that continuity, that person who was gritty about something.

Perseverance is failing 19 times and succeeding the 20th.

She had the grit to pray for Judus if she took the notion—there warn't no back-down to her, I judge.

Don't cry over spilt milk when you can milk another cow.

You haven't failed until you stop trying.

I think my story relates. When I started out, all I had was my passion and grit.