Grit Quotes

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Michael G. Kramer
“People of various parts of France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Poland, the USSR, and other places, were living among the ruins in the best way that they could. Because I was alone and homeless as well as confused, I opted to join the French Foreign Legion. When I was in the Wehrmacht, I thought that their discipline was extreme. However, it was nothing when compared to the discipline as practised by the Foreign Legion!”

(A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
Michael G. Kramer

Michael G. Kramer
“The Vietnamese soldier said, “Before I spoke to her, I had given her a cooked ration of rice. Instead of her being grateful for the meal, she abused me! What gives with these Kampuchean People?”

(A Gracious Enemy & After the War Volume Two)”
Michael G. Kramer

“The only way I knew how to live the best day ever was on an expedition.”
Hendri Coetzee

Robert         Reid
“Aaron anticipated the application of some kind of healing balm, but to his surprise the healer started singing a soft melodic tune. The breath from the notes fell on Aaron’s injured arm and he felt the hairs on his forearm react to the soft breath. It was only moments before the song drifted away on the wind and Wonataban’s instruction followed the last note: “Open your eyes.”
Robert Reid, The Empress:

“In your heart, you will always be African, but in America you are a Black American. It is possible and desirable to be both.”
Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

“Discovering dance and its power to heal my soul played a key role in my survival.”
Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

“To them I was first a Black, then a Black from another country, and then a person.”
Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

“In their hearts, they know that we are all created equal in the eyes of God and the universe. Whoever thinks otherwise will never be happy.”
Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

“There is no such thing as immunity from the joy or pain of the past.”
Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

“What was wrong with these American students? Didn’t they know I was the teacher and they had to do as I said? I learned quickly that my authority meant little, if anything, to them. I was not the all-powerful and feared mwalimu (teacher) of Africa.”
Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

“Standing up for your human rights is what you must always do.”
Maria Nhambu, America's Daughter

Eugene O'Neill
“In plain words, you’ve got to make up your mind to study whatever you undertake, and concentrate your mind on it, and really work at it. This isn’t wisdom. Any damned fool in the world knows it’s true, whether it’s a question of raising horses or writing plays. You simply have to face the prospect of starting at the bottom and spending years learning how to do it.”
Eugene O'Neill

Mark Twain
“But it is a blessed provision of nature that at times like these, as soon as a man's mercury has got down to a certain point there comes a revulsion, and he rallies. Hope springs up, and cheerfulness along with it, and then he is in good shape to do something for himself, if anything can be done.”
Mark Twain, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court

Sharon E. Rainey
“Life is messy. Grit and grace come at us fast, side by side. Sometimes the grit becomes overwhelming and diminishes our spirit. What’s good seems lost and gone forever. This is a story about the pathway back to what’s beautiful, when the way back seems impossible.”
Sharon E. Rainey, Making a Pearl from the Grit of Life

Nancy Kress
“You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion.”
Nancy Kress, Steal Across the Sky

Adam M. Grant
“When our commitment is wavering, the best way to stay on track is to consider the progress we've already made. As we recognize what we've invested and attained, it seems like a waste to give up, and our confidence and commitment surge.”
Adam M. Grant, Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World

Gary Hamel
“There's a simple, but oft-neglected lesson here: to sustain success, you have to be willing to abandon things that are no longer successful.”
Gary Hamel, What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation

Antonio Iturbe
“But those who believe that flowers grow in vases don't understand anything about literature. The library has now become her first-aid kit, and she's going to give the children a little of the medicine that helped her recover her smile when she thought she'd lost it forever.”
Antonio Iturbe, La bibliotecaria de Auschwitz

Mark   Ellis
“Wigmore turned towards the window. A column of armoured vehicles was making its way down the Mall towards Buckingham Palace. As he watched, he cursed himself for not remaining at the hotel. He looked at Merlin. ‘Very well. Go ahead with your bloody questions.”
Mark Ellis, Death of an Officer

John Ortberg
“Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness.”
John Ortberg
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Elle Christopher
“No one cared who I used to be. That I once had a career. That I was good at it. To them, I was just the girl with the apron and the tired smile.”
Elle Christopher, Where Loyalty Lies

“She wasn't looking for a knight. She was looking for a sword.”
Atticus

Daniel Thorman
“It might not be doomsday yet, but it’s a hell of a practice run.”
Daniel Thorman, The Zodiac Quest: A LitRPG Adventure

Ciaran MacLeod
“They took everything but the fire inside me—and that was the one thing they should have feared.”
Ciaran MacLeod, The Sword and the Hearth

Elle Christopher
“I missed feeling like I had something bigger to offer the world than fast coffee and polite smiles. But I didn’t have time for dreams right now. I had bills. I had pride. I had a point to prove.
So I got up. Every day. And I worked.
Because starting over is messy. But it’s also honest.”
Elle Christopher, Where Loyalty Lies

Elle Christopher
“I missed writing. Missed the quiet pulse of my fingers on a keyboard, the freedom of getting lost in the words. I missed feeling like I had something bigger to offer the world than fast coffee and polite smiles. But I didn’t have time for dreams right now. I had bills, I had pride, and I had a point to prove. So I got up every day and I worked. Because starting over is messy. But it’s also honest.”
Elle Christopher, Where Loyalty Lies

Farshad Asl
“G.R.I.T.—Grow with a limitless Mindset, Rise resilient after every fall, act with unwavering Integrity, and pursue your goal with relentless Tenacity.”
Farshad Asl

Joseph C. Kunz Jr.
“The system is tilted. You can cry about it—or learn to tilt it back in your favor.”
Joseph C. Kunz Jr., Money's Dirty Little Secrets: How to Break the Rules, Get Filthy Rich, and Laugh All the Way to the Bank

Oprah Winfrey
“Once I commit to something and I have a full hearted desire to see it work, I can’t imagine what it would take to make me quit.”
Oprah Winfrey

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