True Grit Quotes

• True Grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done. No moral man can have peace of mind if he leaves undone what he knows he should have done.

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  John Wayne

  Leadership   Sports   Men  

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• Last year when "Black Swan," "True Grit" and "King's Speech" all grossed over $100 million, it gave studios and independent financiers the confidence to make daring movies. You know, and not do the same old you-know-what.

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  Harvey Weinstein

  Kings   Independent   Swans  

  "Harvey Weinstein On Hollywood's Heated Oscar Race". "Morning Edition" with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. December 2, 2011.

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• True grit is making a decision and standing by it, doing what must be done.

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  John Wayne

  Basketball   Decision   Done  

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• Time just gets away from us.

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  Charles Portis

  Grit   True Grit   Get Away  

  Charles Portis (2013). “Escape Velocity”, p.262, The Overlook Press

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• Sticking with a marriage. That's true grit, man.

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  Jeff Bridges

  Men   Grit   True Grit  

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• The work of Jana Harris is unique in American writing. She has always had a voice of true grit—sometimes harsh, sometimes funny, always close to the bone, tart, and indomitable.

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  Alicia Ostriker

  Writing   Unique   Voice  

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• If you want anything done right you will have to see to it yourself every time.

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  Charles Portis

  Done   Want   True Grit  

  Charles Portis (2011). “True Grit”, p.90, A&C Black

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• You must pay for everything in this world one way and another. There is nothing free except the Grace of God. You cannot earn that or deserve it.

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  Charles Portis

  Grace   World   Grit  

  Charles Portis (2011). “True Grit”, p.49, A&C Black

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• The wicked flee when none pursueth.

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  Charles Portis

  Wicked   Grit   True Grit  

  Charles Portis (2011). “True Grit”, p.25, A&C Black

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• But our trip was different. It was a classic affirmation of everything right and true and decent in the national character. It was a gross, physical salute to the fantastic possibilities of life in this country-but only for those with true grit. And we were chock full of that.

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  Hunter S. Thompson

  Country   Character   Fear And Loathing  

  Hunter S. Thompson (2011). “The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time”, p.535, Simon and Schuster

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• I would not put a thief in my mouth to steal my brains.

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  Charles Portis

  Brain   Thieves   Grit  

  Charles Portis (2011). “True Grit”, p.73, A&C Black

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• I won't rest until Tom Chaney's barking in hell.

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  Kim Darby

  True Grit   Hell   Toms  

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