Quotes by Grit Over time, grit is what separates fruitful lives from aimlessness. John Ortberg aimlessnessfruitful-lifegrit Grit is the stubborn refusal to quit. Jonah Lehrer gritquittingstubborn I grew up in Doraville, Georgia and I ate barbecued ribs and chicken fried steak, and all kinds of cheesy grits, you know, and I never even thought twice about it. Kathy Freston georgiagritcheesy I was weaned on chicken-fried steak and hominy grits with goopy gravy all over. I loved meat and wore fur. Kathy Freston furgritmeat That's all a grit is, a vehicle. For whatever it is you rather be eating. Kathryn Stockett gritvehicleeating If I don't love you, baby, grits ain't groceries. Little Milton gritlove-youbaby The force with which he wanted it both ways made him grit his teeth. What kind of fool wanted it only one way? Maile Meloy gritteethfool I like to think I am well-mannered. If I have the option at a breakfast place, I'll go with the grits. That's how Southern I am. Michael C. Hall gritsouthernthinking I'm learning to say 'y'all' and, I like grits... Strange things are happening to me. Mitt Romney gritawkwardstrange You think intelligence and grit can succeed by themselves, but I'm telling you that's a pretty illusion. Nancy Kress gritsucceedthinking Stone-ground grits are wonderful, but because they take so long to cook, I usually go with quick cooking grits - which I also love. But I never make the instant kind - some things a Southerner just won't do! Paula Deen gritcookinglong Let's see, for breakfast Rickey will have bacon and eggs, and grits if I can get 'em. Rickey Henderson gritemseggs Just draw on your grit; it's so easy to quit - Robert W. Service gritquittingmilitary Sacredness grew like a pearl, sometimes around the most unlikely bits of grit. S.M. Stirling gritpearlssometimes Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit of grit. Taisen Deshimaru gritinspirationalhands If there was ever a time to boil up some grits it is now. Tayari Jones gritifs First, a gorgeous breakfast: just everything you can imagine from flapjacks and fried squirrel to hominy grits and honey in the comb...we're so impatient to get at the presents we can't eat a mouthful. Truman Capote squirrelsgritfood It's hard to look pleasant when anguish is present, and yet it is strictly worth while; Not all of your scowling and fussing and growling can show off your grit like a smile. Walter Mason Camp growlinggritlooks More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together. Warren G. Bennis gritleadertogether If there is a little sand in the sugar of home happiness, it really seems better to concentrate on the sweetness that remains than to carry around samples of the grit in envelopes of conversational confidence. William George Jordan grithomelittles«123»
