#grit

It was 1988, I believe, that I met Grit. We were both appearing in a Canadian Folk Festival and as we sat backstage he handed me his guitar. I played it, loved it, and then found out that he'd made it himself. ↗

— Tom Chapin

#backstage #believe #both #canadian #festival

You just have to stand and grit your teeth and know your poll numbers are going to go down - and mine have - but you gotta grit through it because the alternative is unacceptable. ↗

— Chris Christie

#because #down #go #going #gotta

Tragedy in life normally comes with betrayal and compromise, and trading on your integrity and not having dignity in life. That's really where failure comes. ↗

— Tom Cochrane

#comes #compromise #dignity #failure #having

Actors say they do their own stunts for the integrity of the film but I did them because they looked like a lot of fun. ↗

— Steve Coogan

#did #film #fun #i #integrity

If you speak your mind and if it is true what you're saying, then I think the integrity of what you're saying carries through. ↗

— Bill Cosby

#i #i think #integrity #mind #saying